He is widely known as the master of purple clay pot art. His pots are sold for more than 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) by auction houses. He is Gu Jingzou, China's master of pottery art. To show their respect for Gu's art, his apprentices, including pottery artists Li Changhong and Wu Yaping, are bringing more than 80 artworks of purple clay teapots to Beijing. The pottery artists combine Chinese traditional ink painting and calligraphy with teapot making and create different styles and sizes of the purple clay artworks. On display are pottery artworks of Gu Jingzou and his three apprentices.
9 am-5 pm, until Oct 27, no admission on Mondays. Capital Museum, No16, Fuxingmenwai street, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6337-0491.