Flat-lid figure-shaped yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94798Based on the Chinese name alonethis teapot is likely a form with a flat () lid, decorated with human figure(s) (), and a horizontal () body or orientation. The exact technical meaning of is ambiguous in the literature (it can refer to a low, horizontally proportioned body, a sidehandle axis arrangement, or simply a teapot with a broad, level profile), so the following gives a safe, general context. Brief history: Specialized teapot shapes and