Short-mouth kiln-transformed Xishi yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94773The exact phrase "" appears to be a descriptive compound rather than a rigid, widely standardized category: it most likely refers to a Xishi ()style teapot with a "short mouth" () and a "kilnchange" () surface effect. If this reading is wrong for your specific object, the following gives a safe, general context. Brief history: The Xishi shape is one of the classic teapot forms associated with the Yixing tradition in southeastern China. Classic Yixing