Title: Teapot in the Shape of a Plum Blossom
Object type: Teapot
Date: early 17th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Artist:  Shi Dabin 
Artist bio: Chinese, active 1620–40
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Stoneware (Yixing ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase, Ann Eden Woodward Foundation Gift, 1982
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY