Small eggplant yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94897 200426

Small eggplant yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94897 200426I cant find a widely documented teapot form exactly named "" (literally small eggplantsegment teapot), so the identification is somewhat ambiguous. Based on the Chinese name, however, it likely refers to a small teapot whose profile or surface is modeled after an eggplant or an eggplants segmented shapea common practice in Chinese ceramics and especially in Yixing (zisha) teapots, where forms are often drawn from plants, fruits, or everyday objects.

highlighting their handmade character

and maker’s marks

€195/3pp

utilitarian Yixing form

ethnic lady figure

This tea is from the first harvest

This rare Dancong is a high-quality oolong tea

Yiwu Ripe Pu-erh Tea (Spring 2018)

Width: 145 mm

especially among Yixing (zisha) artisans from the late Ming into the Qing dynasty and into modern studio pottery

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and handles into leaves