Zisha Flat Jade yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94825The name "" can be translated as a Zisha (purpleclay) "Flat Jade" teapot. The exact historical cataloguing of a form called is not widely standardized, so the following is a cautious, general description grounded in Yixing teapot tradition. Brief history: Zisha () teapots originated in the Yixing region of Jiangsu province and became widely celebrated from the late Ming into the Qing dynasty (17th18th centuries). Artisans developed many named shapes