Bamboo Leaf Stone Ladle yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94809The name (zh y sh pio) literally combines bamboo leaf and the classic Yixing form shi piao (stone scoop). The exact compound name may refer to a specific decorative variant rather than a long established canonical shape, so sources can be inconsistent; nevertheless it clearly ties a decorative bambooleaf motif to the wellknown shipiao model. Brief history: The shipiao belongs to the family of Yixing (Zisha) teapots developed in Jiangsu province from