This is awesome teapot, wonderfully made and works great. The clay is fenomenous and the crafting of this teaware is really unique, works as I wanted for hong cha - mute some of the harsher notes and let me brew my tea on higher temperature without getting too bitter, yet high notes are mostly preserved (its hong jiang po ni in the end, thats what its meant to do). If I d have to ask a few little cons - itwas not so great idea to attach the achate stone to the lid by this little rope, because no...