Shao Yufen's (邵毓芬) Aladin lamp

There is a teapot in Alans Museum that resemble the Aladin's lamp of the stories of the Arabian nights. The design is interesting in a way it is dominated by the outline of the shape. The handle is designed in a very unusual way, totally out of the ordinary. One has to be extra careful when making tea with this teapot as the cover is unusually tall and heavy.
 It may topple over and ruin your dream.

The teapot is made by Shao Yufen, currently a craftsmaster of Yixing.

Aladin's lamp of the oriental

邵毓芬，工艺美术师，江苏省工艺美术陶瓷专业协会会员，54年生，72年进紫砂工艺厂，师从王寅春、高丽君，85年任紫砂一分厂紫砂艺术总辅导，88年任紫砂工艺厂艺徒培训中心带班老师，曾进中央工艺美术学院进修，擅长全手工制作，传统功力扎实，能制作所有关于紫砂方面的器皿，是紫砂界为数不多，真正具有实力的人之一。
早在80年代中期，其作品就享誉海内外，作品曾多次在美国、日本、新加坡、泰国、马来西亚、香港、台湾、澳门等国家和地区参展，并多次获奖，并曾和国内名人有合作，如书法家费新我、吴翔木，中央美院教授张守智等。作品“毓婷壶”被中央工艺美术学院收录为教学材料，“翔”被南京博物院收藏。98年被载入中外名人录。