Yellow clay horizontal yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94803The exact term "" is not a widely standardized form name in the published teapot catalogues I can access, so this description is based on the literal Chinese components and common ceramic practice. "" (huang ni) means "yellow clay" a warm ochre, fine grained clay type used in Chinese teaware and "" (shuiping hu) literally reads as "level" or "horizontal" teapot, suggesting a low, flattened profile. Brief history: pots made from native colored clays