Pumpkin yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94845 vintage_032023

Pumpkin yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94845 vintage_032023"" literally means "pumpkin teapot." The exact designation can be ambiguous in English: some makers and collectors distinguish from related gourd shaped types (), while others use the terms interchangeably. Rather than a single factory style, it is a descriptive form found especially within the Yixing (zisha) teapot tradition. Historically, lobed and fruit inspired teapot shapes became popular as Chinese tea culture and studio pottery developed in the

relatively short spout and handle set to maintain a horizontal visual plane

Height: 45 mm

Yixing potters in particular developed many named forms—round

steady pour and good heat retention when rendered in Yixing zisha clay

This is “must have” tea item in the tea collection

shou (longevity) or xiangrui motifs

or applied bands

refined forms for gongfu tea

yet clean and easy to drink

decoration

they create a vibrant

which gives the tea its unique organoleptic characteristics