Teapot in the Shape of a Plum Blossom, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 17th century, China, Stoneware (Yixing ware), H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics, Shi Dabin (Chinese, active 1620–40), The invention of the teapot is often credited to potters working in the Yixing district of Jiangsu Province sometime in the sixteenth century. It is thought that these potters adapted the shape of a wine ewer to meet the needs of tea aficionados who had begun using steeped leaves rather than powdered tea
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Teapot, Shape, Plum Blossom, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, early 17th century, China, Stoneware, Yixing ware, H, 3 3/4, 9.5 cm, Ceramics, Shi Dabin, Chinese, active, 1620–40, invention, teapot, credited, potters working, district, Jiangsu Province, sometime, sixteenth, thought adapted, shape, wine ewer, meet, needs, tea aficionados, begun using, steeped, leaves, powdered tea
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