This is a red zisha pot made by the master. It has a cylindrical form. The texture is rough with sand particles clearly visible.
Xu Yuanming's technique has developed and improved over the years. His teapots are well designed and made. As a result, his works are highly sought after. This is especially true when he attained the grade senior craftsmaster. He also becomes an associate in the research institute at Yixing, not many potters can have the honour to be engaged by the institute as a fellow in promoting the Yixing art and culture.
A poetic song to share:
http://youtu.be/1xcxCv06tXk 但願人長久
English translation copied from the internet:
The lyric is based on an existing prose by a famous Chinese writer Su Shi (蘇軾; 1,063-1,101 AD) It was written during full moon in the annual Chinese Harvest Moon Holiday, when he was sharing drinks with friends, having already been sabotaged by his political rivals, fallen out of favor on his official post in Imperial China, and narrowly escaped a death sentence. I find Su Shi a personification of Taoism, humorous, gregarious, naturalist, etc., and this prose a writing of Taoist spirit...
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