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Books on Tea
Green Tea Drinking
Tea Pottery
Porcelain

THE BEAUTY OF
CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS
THE BEAUTY OF CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS ... A sumptuously produced hard-cover book (154 pages) replete with glorious Yixing teapots lovingly photographed and with accompanying text in both Chinese and English. Books on this subject of this quality in English are few and far between - this book is definitely a "must have" if you are interested in Yixing teapots, or for that matter, teapots generally.

TEAPOTS TRANSFORMED
TEAPOTS TRANSFORMED This 127 page hard-cover book contains a quite stunning collection of photographs of some seriously weird and wonderful teapots.

500 TEAPOTS
500 TEAPOTS This 416 page book was published in October 2002 and contains a generous number of full colour plates of many contemporary teapots from around the world. An ideal resource for anyone who loves teapots.

ECCENTRIC TEAPOT
THE ECCENTRIC TEAPOT - Abbeville Press NY 1989. This 120 page richly illustrated book could be said to be a celebration of all the kitsch teapots of the world. It is fascinating to see for example how some of the more exotic Yixing pots from China influenced English teapot designs, no doubt heralding the development more recently of truly preposterous pots. Apart from its lavish, in the main, full colour illustrations, this book contains worthwhile chapters on tea and tea rituals, as well as an account of the development of teapot design. All in all a marvellous addition to the library of anyone interested in tea or teapots. Because of the variety and quality of its illustrations, the book is also ideal as a "coffee table" [or should that be tea table] book.

TEAPOTS:
THE CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE
TEAPOTS - THE CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE, Christies Collectibles 1996 An informative and useful little book, which contains details of a wide range of teapot styles, from Yixing China, to Japan to Germany and Britain. Illustrated with full colour photographs, each teapot has a brief description of its origins and its influences on other designs. A "price code" is assigned to each pot to indicate an approximate monetary value. This book would be very useful for the serious teapot collector.