The name 仙桃凤鸣壸 translates roughly as "Immortal Peach, Phoenix-Calling Teapot/ Ewer." Because this exact compound is not a standard, widely documented historic form, the precise original model is ambiguous; it appears to be a poetic, auspicious name combining two well‑known motifs rather than the name of a single canonical mould.
Brief history: Both the peach (仙桃) and the phoenix (凤) are long‑standing symbols in Chinese decorative arts. Peach shapes and peach‑motif vessels invoke longevity and the peaches of immortality from Daoist myth and were popular as auspicious forms in Ming and Qing ceramics and Yixing teapots. Phoenix imagery—used alone or paired with the dragon—signifies virtue, renewal, and imperial or bridal auspice and appears across ceramics, metalwork, lacquer and teapots from many periods. The character 壸 (a variant of 壺/壶) points to an ewer/teapot lineage that draws on classical vessel types.
Note on the shape: A "peach" teapot typically has a rounded, slightly lobed body suggesting a fruit, often with a domed lid and a small stem or leaf knob; a phoenix theme may be rendered as incised/relief decoration, applied modeling, or painted scenes. Materials most commonly associated with such named teapots are Yixing zisha and various porcelains, but exact form and technique will vary by maker and era.
Wood-fired handmade Yixing teapot made from Duanni clay sourced from the original Huanglongshan mine. Xu Shun Wei.
