Dragonfly Little Xi Shi yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94775The exact form denoted by the name "" is not a single, universally standardized teapot type; the phrase appears to combine "dragonfly" () as a decorative or design element with "small Xishi" (), a diminutive version of the classic Xishi teapot. Brief history: The Xishi () teapot is a well known shape in Yixing (Zisha) pottery, its name evoking the famed ancient beauty and the elegant, refined lines associated with her. Xishi style pots were