Gradient Dragon Pattern Flat Jade yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94829The exact form indicated by the name is somewhat ambiguous: literally it reads gradient (ombr) dragon pattern flattened jade teapot, which likely describes appearance (a low, flattened body with a jade like finish and a graded glaze or color shift decorated with dragon motifs) rather than a single wellknown historical type. Brief history (safe, general context): Teapots became a distinct and highly developed vessel in China from the late Ming into the