Shao Daxiang

Shao Daxiang was one of the quiet revolutionaries of the Ming Dynasty, working during the vibrant Zhengde period when Yixing teapots were just beginning their journey from humble workshop vessels to treasured works of art. With an almost architectural eye, he crafted teapots whose proportions felt so natural and balanced that holding one must have felt like the clay had always meant to be a teapot. He helped lay the foundation that future Yixing masters would build upon for centuries to come.