Teapot by Xu Yuanmin 徐元明

Xu Yuanmin, a senior craftsmaster of Yixing, is a teapot maker who likes to incorporate new designs and innovative ideas in the teapots he made. He is currently attached to the Yixing research institute.

Alans Museum has a number of his teapots acquired in the early 1990s, at a time when he was still an apprentice of the factory. This is another teapot by Xu made in the early years. This particular teapot is made of red zisha and the name Xu Yuanmin was engraved at the bottom.

Teapot by Xy Yuanmin 徐元明

徐元明，国家级高级工艺师，1964年生于江苏宜兴，以制作松、竹、梅壶见长。在传统技艺上力求变化创新，富有时代气息，技法俊秀细腻，有独特鲜明的风格。