Round yixing teapots emphasizes on being round and smooth, with a balanced and coordinated structure, harmonious proportions, dignified and upright appearance, smooth and rounded transitions, and timeless elegance. The rules of this teapot's art form require it to be "round, stable, even, and regular." Its artistic requirements must be round and smooth, with the proportions of the mouth, lid, spout, handle, shoulder, and waist being coordinated and harmonious, symmetrical and flowing, achieving perfection.
A flattened persimmon-shaped teapot is called a "Short Pan," a slightly taller and flattened spherical-shaped teapot is called a "Medium Pan," and a teapot with a taller and pear-shaped body is called a "Tall Pan." When their daughters got married, they would give a Pan teapot as part of their dowry, hoping that their daughters would be able to live a prosperous life like "Pan Shicheng" who the inventor of the "pan" teapot. teapots that are passed down as part of the dowry are not necessarily used for brewing tea, but can also be placed on dressing tables to hold hair oil. After the female owner passes away, they are often used as burial objects to show gratitude to her family for raising her.
"Zhugu" zisha teapot,taking bamboo as its theme, this teapot exaggerates and transforms its form, with the body sculpted into a trunk and the bamboo joints simplified and elegant, exuding a sense of stability and balance. The spout and handle are crafted into new tender branches, with a dynamic and powerful momentum. The lid is topped with a sculpted, curved bamboo twig in the shape of a bridge, with bamboo leaf patterns attached beneath the knob. This work perfectly captures the unique characteristics and noble qualities of bamboo, and the Bamboo Drum teapot has a unique place among yixing teapots due to its distinctive design.
The Melon-shaped Yixing teapot is a classic example of the zisha teapot. It is characterized by its unique shape, which resembles some melon , and is made of purple clay, also known as zisha clay.
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