Frosted Han Tiles yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94815The exact form denoted by (literally sanded matte Han tile) is ambiguous the name clearly evokes a Han () architectural tile () motif finished with a (matte or sanded) surface, but it is not a standard, widely catalogued historic teapot form. Historically, Chinese potters have often borrowed motifs and proportions from architecture and antiquities. While true teapot production post dates the Han dynasty by many centuries, references to Han indicate an