Teapot in the Shape of a Plum Blossom early 17th century Shi Dabin Chinese The invention of the teapot is often credited to potters working in the Yixing district of Jiangsu Province sometime in the sixteenth century. It is thought that these potters adapted the shape of a wine ewer to meet the needs of tea aficionados who had begun using steeped leaves rather than powdered Teapot in the Shape of a Plum Blossom. Shi Dabin (Chinese, active 1620–40). China. early 17th century. Stoneware (Yixing ware). Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Ceramics

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