Xiao Xishi yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94774Without a photo or makers provenance the exact proportions of this piece may be ambiguous; the name literally means Small Xishi teapot and signals a diminutive version of the traditional Xishi form. Brief history: The Xishi shape takes its name from Xishi, one of Chinas legendary Four Beauties, and is one of the classical forms in the Yixing (Zisha) teapot repertoire that became especially popular from the late Ming into the Qing dynasty and