Xu Yuanmin's 徐元明 pyramid

Xu Yuanmin (徐元明), a senior craftsmaster of Yixing, is currently attached to the Yixing Research Institute.

Xu Yuanmin's pyramid

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 particular teapot has a triangular shape, modelled after the Egypt's pyramid. It is made from Yixing purplish clay and the name Xu Yuanmin was engraved at the bottom.

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。