China Then and Now

Yixing teapot


Yixing teapot
Contemporary Yixing double teapot
Private collection; photo by T. Ocken

Purchased by Albuquerque resident Carolyn Chan in San Francisco, these two teapots form a three-dimensional Taijitu, a symbol representing Yin and Yang (the unity of opposite forces). The image below shows the two teapots slightly separated and with the lids removed.

Yixing teapot
Photo by T. Ocken


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