Yangxian minghu xi 陽羨茗壺系

Yangxian minghu xi 陽羡茗壺系, also called Yangxian minghu lu 陽羡茗壺錄 is a book on porcelain production written during the very late Ming period 明 (1368-1644) by Zhou Gaoqi 周高起 (1596–1645), courtesy name Bogao 伯高. The brief text is a history of the pottery from Yixing 宜興, Jiangsu, famous for its "purple-sand" teapots (zisha hu 紫砂壺). The book explains the most famous producers and the quality of their creations . Zhou also wrote the books Dushuzhi 讀書志 and Dongshan jiecha pin 洞山岕茶品 (Dongshan jiecha xi 洞山岕茶系).

The book describes how Yixing zisha teapots came to replace silver, tin, and porcelain teapots. In the early 17th century, they were already praised as artistic treasures that were both practical and aesthetically pleasing for display. Zhou says, "A teapot weighs only a few ounces, but each one costs twenty to thirty gold pieces." Zhou's book focuses on the teapot-making techniques and works of 31 artists, including Gong Chun 供春 and Shi Dabin 時大彬. It also names the origins of the clay used to produce teapots and the workshops where the artworks were crafted.

The first edition was published in 1697 by the Xiajutang 霞舉堂 in Xin'an 新安.

The text is found in the series Tanji congshu 檀几叢書, Jiangyin congshu 江陰叢書, Cuilangganguan congshu 翠琅玕館叢書, Suxiangshi congshu 粟香室叢書, Changzhou Xianzhe yishu 常州先哲遺書, Yishu congshu 藝術叢書 and Yuyuan congshu 芋園叢書.