'Palace Lantern' Teapot 宮燈壺
Teapot
2011 (made)
2011 (made)
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Xu Xu studied with the renowned potter Gu Jingzhou (1915-1996) and is currently Adjunct Researcher at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, Beijing. This teapot is a representative work by her that has been exhibited and published. It is completely handmade using traditional techniques and natural zisha clay from Yixing. She created this work based on her memory of an early 18th century teapot of the same shape in the Palace Museum, Beijing. The shape is reminiscent of a palace lantern (gongdeng). There are many tiny details, such as in the joining of the cover and the body of the teapot, that showcases the exquisite skill and precision of the potter. Xu Xu comes from an illustrious family of Yixing potters. Her father Xu Xiutang and uncle Xu Hantang are both National Masters in Arts and Crafts. She is also married to the ceramic artist Gao Zhenyu.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | 'Palace Lantern' Teapot 宮燈壺 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Unglazed stoneware, made of zisha clay; hand-built |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, 'Palace Lantern' teapot, Xu Xu, Yixing zisha ware, Beijing, China, 2011 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover, made of unglazed brown stoneware, flat globular body, elevated neck, raised line around the shoulders, impressed mark inside cover and on base. |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | The artist made this teapot based on her memory of an early 18th century teapot of the same shape in the Palace Museum, Beijing. |
| Summary | Xu Xu studied with the renowned potter Gu Jingzhou (1915-1996) and is currently Adjunct Researcher at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, Beijing. This teapot is a representative work by her that has been exhibited and published. It is completely handmade using traditional techniques and natural zisha clay from Yixing. She created this work based on her memory of an early 18th century teapot of the same shape in the Palace Museum, Beijing. The shape is reminiscent of a palace lantern (gongdeng). There are many tiny details, such as in the joining of the cover and the body of the teapot, that showcases the exquisite skill and precision of the potter. Xu Xu comes from an illustrious family of Yixing potters. Her father Xu Xiutang and uncle Xu Hantang are both National Masters in Arts and Crafts. She is also married to the ceramic artist Gao Zhenyu. |
| Bibliographic reference | Zhou Guizhen et al, Binfengtang Zisha yishu, ext cat, Beijing: 2013, pp. 56-57. |
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| Accession number | FE.2-2017 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2017 |
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