Jade Cauldron yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94819The exact form name "" (y dng h) is not a widely standardized category in teapot taxonomy, so identification from the name alone is ambiguous. Literally it means "jade ding teapot," which suggests a teapot inspired by the ancient ding () tripod cauldron and either made of or finished to resemble jade (). Brief history: The ding is a ritual bronze vessel dating to the ShangZhou periods and long associated with authority and antiquity. From the Song