In traditional Chinese culture, the wood apple (*mugua*) is considered an auspicious object. The motif derives from the *Book of Songs* (*Shijing*): "You cast me a wood apple, and I repay you with jade." This metaphorically expresses drinking water while remembering its source, and knowing how to repay kindness with gratitude. The "Wood Apple Teapot" was a popular style during the Republican period. The "Wood Apple Teapot" takes the melon as its body, the calyx as its lid, and the vine as its spout and handle—ingeniously proportioned and measured, displaying the tranquil and leisurely atmosphere of pastoral life. Gu Jingzhou's "Wood Apple Teapot" has a body structure slightly taller than works by his predecessors, making it more upright, elegant, and refined—soft yet with an underlying strength. The spout is bent into a gnarled joint shape with rational composition. Branches and leaves climb over the handle and lid, with leaf veins and textures skillfully dotted and arranged, emanating a quiet and subtle natural beauty. Only a single leaf is attached to the body of the teapot—simple yet vivid.