东溪,本名赵松亭,字支泉,又号东溪生、东溪渔隐。他是晚清光绪年间到民国时期宜兴紫砂器制作名家,也是一位紫砂实业家。他精于紫砂陶艺,既能制壶,又擅长刻绘,是当时最杰出的紫砂陶刻名家之一。赵松亭出生书香世家,从小学习书画,原准备子承父业,成为一名画师。然而,父亲早亡,使得他当画师愿望落空。为减轻家庭负担,赵松亭拜上袁村上较有名的紫砂艺人为师,学习紫砂制壶技艺。后来又拜吴月亭为师,学习陶刻本领。吴月亭见赵松亭聪敏好学,亦知道他自幼学画学书法,便倾囊相授,但没有以师徒名份相称,赵松亭与吴月亭成为忘年之交。吴月亭教他陶刻刀法和技巧,赵松亭凭着自幼父教的绘画书法功底,没多久,就学会了陶刻技艺。因他常在家门前溪头东写图作画打稿而起了艺名“东溪”。赵松亭自制、自画、自镌,自成一格,很快在业界出名。历任广东、湖南巡抚的吴大澂曾 East Creek, his real name Zhao Songting, the word Ziquan, also known as Dongxi Health, East Creek fishing hidden. He is the late Qing Emperor Guangxu years to the Republic of China Yixing Zisha make famous, is also a Zisha entrepreneur. He is good at Zisha pottery, both pot, but also good at carving, was one of the most distinguished Zisha pottery designer. Zhao Songting was born in Shuxiang family, studying painting since childhood, the original preparation of inheritance father, become a painter. However, his father premature death, making him an artist’s wishes disappointed. In order to alleviate the burden on families, Zhao Songting paid tribute to Yuan Zisha, the famous artist of Zisha, and studied the skills of Zisha making pots. Wu Yue Ting and later worship as a teacher, learning pottery skills. Wu Yueting see Zhao Songting smart and studious, but also know that he studied painting calligraphy since childhood, they pour out, but not commensurate with the mentoring, Zhao Songting and Wu Yueting become the turn of the year. Wu Yueting teach him tombstone knife method and skill, Zhao Songting with his childhood father teach painting calligraphy skills, not long after, learned the pottery skills. Because he often in front of his hometown Xitou East writing drawing draft and played the stage name “Dongxi ”. Zhao Songting self-made, self-painting, since Juan, a piece of itself, quickly became famous in the industry. Former governor of Guangdong, Hunan Wu Dazhao once