Yuting's (友廷) bell shaped teapot

Shao Yuting (邵友廷) was a famous potter who was active during the late 19th century.

Alans Museum has a teapot made by Yuting in its collection. This teapot has the shape of an ancient bell. It was authenticated by Prof Pan when he was in Singapore holding his solo exhibition of Yixing teapots and promoting his masterpieces. The teapot is purplish brown in colour and Prof commented that the clay used for this teapot is of high quality pure zisha clay.

Shao Yuting's bell shaped teapot        

             姓名：邵友庭

          性别：男

          生于：清道光至同治年

          简介：清咸丰年间紫砂大师.程寿珍养父.作品粗犷而显其韵.

邵友廷，清道光至同治年间宜兴上袁村人，他精工壶艺，尤其善于制作鹅蛋壶和掇球壶。邵友廷成名于邵大亨之后，是近代制壶名家程寿珍的养父。他制作的紫砂壶大多工整、规矩，其制作的器物，大多盖有“友廷”两字的椭圆形阳文印，是清末的制壶名家。