Curved spout horizontal kettle yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94788The Chinese name literally reads as curved spout horizontal teapot. This exact compound term is not widely recorded as a canonical, historically fixed form in the standard catalogs of classical teapot types, so its precise traditional provenance is ambiguous. Treating the name descriptively, it likely denotes a low, horizontally oriented body with a gently bent or curved spout. General historical context: shaped teapots for brewing and pouring became