Lotus Seed yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94841The exact form called "" (lianzi hu, literally "lotus seed teapot") is not a single universally standardized model and can be ambiguous without seeing the object itself. In Chinese teapot nomenclature, however, names invoking plants or seeds usually indicate a design inspired by lotus imagery or by the compact, rounded form of a seed seedpod. Historical context: Teapots named after botanical motifs are rooted in the Yixing and wider Chinese ceramic