Teapot with Handle yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94878English description (max 250 words): The Chinese term (ti liang hu) literally means liftbeam or carryinghandle teapot and denotes a broad family of teapots characterized by a pronounced arched (bail) handle that spans the top of the vessel. This practical form has long roots in Chinese tea culture: examples and written references appear from the late Ming into the Qing and thereafter, used both in households and in teaservice contexts where a strong