Small Lotus Seed yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94901The name literally means small lotusseed teapot. That exact label is not a widely standardized historical form in published Yixing catalogs, so the following gives a safe, general context based on common Chinese teapot traditions and lotusinspired designs. Brief history: Small, naturalistic teapots became popular with the rise of Yixing (Zisha) ware from the Ming dynasty onward. Artisans often copied shapes from plants, seeds and pods, producing