Antique-style Xi Shi yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94876 teatable

Antique-style Xi Shi yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94876 teatableThis piece is described as literally an antique style Xishi teapot. The Xishi () form is a classic Chinese teapot shape named after Xishi, one of the famed Four Beauties of ancient China. The exact origin of the Xishi form is not precisely documented, but it has long been associated with the Yixing () teapot tradition of Jiangsu province and was widely appreciated and reproduced from the late Ming into the Qing dynasty. indicates this example is made

spicy-herbaceous with woody

adjust to taste

Use of this phrase today typically points to a square‑bodied teapot finished with a kiln‑reactive glaze rather than to one canonical antique model

and experience how roast and region shape aroma

Fermented meadowsweet

gatherings

The sounds of the steppe's – horses

suggesting melted metal or ancient urban ruins

It's multifaceted and strong

Steep time: 2–4 minutes

Shape note: A "lianzi" type teapot typically reads as compact and rounded

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