Wu Yaoting's (胡耀庭) masterpiece

Wu Yaoting (胡耀庭), a Yixing native who was an active potter in the 20the century. was famous for his square teapot.

There is a square teapot by Wu in Alans Museum. This piece was acquired in the late 80s in a antique shop in Singapore. The handle is made of brass. There is a picture of a scholar engraved on the front side of the teapot. The word Yaoting was engraved on the inside cover of the teapot.

Teapot by Yaoting of the 20th century

胡耀庭生于清咸光年间，卒于民国时期的20世纪30年代。他长期受雇于吴德盛公司，以善制方器著称。民初上海铁画轩公司成立时，店主戴国宝（号玉屏）特请胡耀庭制作《汉方壶》，此壶现由南京王一羽收藏，而胡耀庭制作的《砖方壶》现由南京博物院收藏。