{"product_id":"butterfly-han-tile-yixing-clay-woodfired-teapot-94833","title":"Butterfly Han Tile yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94833","description":"The precise teapot form called \"蝴蝶汉瓦\" is not a standard, widely documented category in the literature I have access to, so the name appears to combine two motifs—蝴蝶 (butterfly) and 汉瓦 (Han [dynasty] roof tile) —rather than refer to a single canonical historical model. Briefly: many Chinese teapots and vessels take their names from animals, architectural elements, or everyday objects, and potters have long combined decorative motifs in imaginative, regionally specific ways.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHistorical context: from the Ming and especially the Qing periods onward, Chinese ceramic and Yixing clay workshops produced playful, sculptural teapots shaped as animals, plants, and architectural forms. The butterfly is a recurring decorative and symbolic motif in Chinese art (love, joy, longevity), and references to Han-dynasty tiles or tile patterns are also used decoratively to evoke antiquity and architectural form. Combining these elements would fit into a broader tradition of novelty and revivalist teapots made for aesthetic and collectible use rather than strict utilitarian prototypes.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nShape note: a \"butterfly–Han-tile\" teapot would likely pair a low, slightly ridged or tiled body (suggesting a roof tile profile) with butterfly accents — relief wings, a butterfly-shaped handle or lid finial — resulting in a compact, sculptural teapot emphasizing form and surface decoration as much as pouring performance.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWood-fired handmade Yixing teapot made from Duanni clay sourced from the original Huanglongshan mine. Xu Shun Wei.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n","brand":"MOYCHAY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52830304272722,"sku":"94833","price":380.18,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/2041\/4622\/files\/DSC09877.jpg?v=1772264780","url":"https:\/\/moychay.nl\/en-ie\/products\/butterfly-han-tile-yixing-clay-woodfired-teapot-94833","provider":"Tea Culture Club Moychay.nl ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}