Small Dragon yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94871The Chinese name (xio lng h) literally translates as "little dragon teapot." Without a clear, widely standardized reference or a detailed photograph, the exact canonical form called by this name is ambiguous it may refer either to a small teapot decorated with dragon imagery or to a particular small model shape given that name by a maker. Safe historical context: small, named teapot forms are a long standing part of Chinese teaware traditions,