Auspicious Cloud Gongchun yixing clay woodfired teapot # 95616The name "" combines xingyn (, auspicious clouds) with the classic Gongchun hu () teapot form. Gongchun is a wellknown traditional Yixing (zisha) teapot shape that emerged in the late Mingearly Qing pottery tradition and has been continually copied and adapted since. Because no maker or firm provenance is given here, the exact date or workshop cannot be determined; the following is a safe, general context. Brief history: The Gongchun form became