Olive yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94872(Ganlan hu), literally "olive teapot," is a classic Yixing (Zisha) teapot form. Its clean, slightly elongated oval profile reminiscent of an olive fruit appears in the long tradition of Yixing pottery from Yixing county, Jiangsu province. While exact origins are not precisely documented, the form was refined and popularized by teapot makers from the late Ming into the Qing era and has remained a favored shape among tea connoisseurs and studio potters