Zhou Juefang, Prof Pan Chun Fang's student, is currently a craftsmaster of Yixing. Apart from acquiring her skills and techniques from Prof Pan and his wife, Xu Chenquen, she develops her own style and technique and continue to look for breakthrough in designs of teapot. Together with her husband, they are famous for a series of teapots depicting the great earth. These teapots are made using the potter's wheel method and are award winning masterpieces. Some of her teapots are bought by museums and party headquarter for permanent display.
Alans Museum has a piece of her work acquired in the 1990s. It has a huge around shape very appealing to the appreciating eyes. One will marvel at the roundness of the body which blends well with the cover, knob, sprout and the handle. When making tea, the teapot rests comfortably in the palm of your hand. It is really majestic for its size and a prize piece to possess.
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