{"product_id":"tri-spout-teapot","title":"Tri-spout “Three People Walking” Porcelain Teapot","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTri-spout “Three People Walking” Porcelain Teapot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6144\/2755\/files\/DSC03637_480x480.jpg?v=1775005521\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhat is it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIt’s a teapot with three spouts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDoes it work?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eYeah, about as well as you would expect a teapot with three spouts to work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHow do I use it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUse any loose-leaf tea. Larger sizes are better since the pot has no filter system, but smaller leaf teas will work as long as you don’t mind a few floaties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eI find that it pours from all three spouts at least a little bit – it depends on the angle you hold the teapot – so I suggest a bit of practice and some gentle wrist movement to control which spouts are pouring fastest if you want to be able to pour to all three cups in one go.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhat’s it made of?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhimsy, as well as high-quality high-temperature-fired Dehua porcelain, made from local Kaolin clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDoes it come with any tea cups?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIt comes with exactly three teacups.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIs this real?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eJesse says:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eYes, it is real! I saw a teapot like it before, but that pot was handmade. I didn’t know if it was possible to make a quality one any other way, but over the course of several months, we designed a mold in partnership with our porcelain guy, Alex, in China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIt was indeed a lot of energy to put into a small run of a joke teapot, but I kind of wanted it to exist and this is how I get my kicks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhy “Three People Walking”?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOne of the most classic quotes from Confucius is: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"ZH-CN\" style=\"font-family: DengXian; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e三人行必有我师\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, which translates to, “If three people are walking, one of them is my teacher.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eConfucius believed he had something to learn from (almost) anyone, and his humility in growing through understanding others is a cherished cultural insight far more important than our silly tri-spout teapot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIf, however, you indeed do one day meet three people walking, you will now be able to make them all tea at once, admittedly in a bit an awkward and unusual way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis item is a limited run (US market only) and we really have no idea if we will sell any at all, sell out immediately, restock it, never restock it… We have no plan. If there is a plan, I’ll post it here when we have it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jesse's Teahouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48166592807137,"sku":"3CupsTeaSet","price":43.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6144\/2755\/files\/DSC04245.jpg?v=1775005520","url":"https:\/\/jessesteahouse.com\/en-us\/products\/tri-spout-teapot","provider":"Jesse's Teahouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}