ZISHA TEAPOT LIAN ZI, BY ARTIST LEVEL 3, LIAN ZI, WANG LI-JUAN 王利娟（L3-2019）皱皮朱泥 莲子壶 CNNP and the bottom of the

and the bottom of the pot curves inward near the base

国家级工艺美术师，Level 3 (awarded in 2015)，中国工艺美术学会会员，江苏省工艺美术学会会员。

此款壶造型最早可追溯至明代紫砂四大家之一董翰，将“筋纹”与“菱花”形制相融合，并以“宫灯”造型点睛其上，既有造型艺术之美，更具东方文化精神的延展。

water is not just hot water

and tranquility

ZISHA TEAPOT LIAN ZI, BY ARTIST LEVEL 3, LIAN ZI, WANG LI-JUAN 王利娟（L3-2019）皱皮朱泥 莲子壶 CNNP and the bottom of theLIAN ZI ZHU NI 240ml The earliest appearance was that of the lotus seed teapot. As early as the Yongzheng era of the Qing Dynasty or even earlier, the lotus seed shaped teapot had already existed. The original lotus seed shape consists of circles stacked one upon another, from small to large, repeatedly, symbolizing the traditional Chinese concept of "continuous birth of noble children." Another classic teapot shape, the "duo zhi" () teapot, evolved