Big pot with plum decoration

Bamboo, pine and plum have been used in the design of teapots. Potters skillfully add in the features of these things and blend them well onto the teapot they designed. Sometimes, you can see the teapot body is made of a section of bamboo. Sometimes, there is a miniature pine tree or plum tree on the cover. There is also some pine or plum branches that connect the sprouts and the body.

In this teapot featured here, one will see the use of plum to decorate the teapot. The original design was created by Zhu Kexin in the early 50s or 60s. His idea of designing this teapot was to use the blossom of plum to signify to arrival of spring. This particular teapot design was well received by the public and many potters have over the years copy and make this type of teapot.

Arrival of Spring Teapot