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Research Article

Building fame through tea: The Wu Family and the Manufacture of zisha teapots during the Ming and Qing dynasties

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Fig. 1. Zisha teapot with a pear-shaped design, bearing Hui Mengchen (惠孟臣, a renowned potter in the Qing dynasty) inscriptions on its base. Dated from 1850 to 1900. Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Fig. 1. Zisha teapot with a pear-shaped design, bearing Hui Mengchen (惠孟臣, a renowned potter in the Qing dynasty) inscriptions on its base. Dated from 1850 to 1900. Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Fig. 2. Teapot with tree gall design, carrying the inscription “Gong Chun” on its bottom. Held by the National Museum of China. Image taken by the National Museum of China.

Fig. 2. Teapot with tree gall design, carrying the inscription “Gong Chun” on its bottom. Held by the National Museum of China. Image taken by the National Museum of China.

Fig. 3. Teapot with petal-shaped impressions, carrying the inscription “Gong Chun” on its bottom. Held by the Hong Kong Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware. Image from Lo (1986, 52). Image reproduced with the generous permission of the museum.

Fig. 3. Teapot with petal-shaped impressions, carrying the inscription “Gong Chun” on its bottom. Held by the Hong Kong Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware. Image from Lo (1986, 52). Image reproduced with the generous permission of the museum.

Fig. 4. Genealogical tree of part of the Wu family, concentrating on Wu Yu and his descendants (Wu 1926).

Fig. 4. Genealogical tree of part of the Wu family, concentrating on Wu Yu and his descendants (Wu 1926).