Hexagonal horizontal yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94800The exact term (literally six sided horizontal teapot) is not widely recorded as a standardized historical name, so the following is a cautious, general description based on the elements of that name and common Chinese teapot practice. Brief history Geometric and hexagonal pot forms appear throughout Chinese teaware history, notably in the scholar and Yixing (zisha) traditions from the late Ming into the Qing period and later. Artisans favored