author: Zhu Tiancong

Rank: Contemporary Zisha Elite (Jingshan Hall: Disciple of Zhou Yujie)

Clay material: purple clay

Capacity: 240cc

Features of the pot: Xinzhou stone ladle is one of the classic styles of Yucheng kiln. The manufacturing process is difficult The body of the pot and the bucket need to be made plump and firm, full but not clumsy, and light in the hand. A masterpiece among all handmade works. Another charm of the stone ladle lies in its bones, which are made of high-quality purple clay. The overall style is simple and elegant, with a unique charm.

[Shiyuan Disciple · Fully handmade middle-aged and powerful group] - Zhu Tiancong is a disciple of Shiyuan and a disciple of Zhou Yujie of Jingshan Hall. Born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1996, he was admitted to Wuxi Vocational and Technical College in 2014, and then studied at Suzhou University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018. In 2017, he entered Jingshan Hall and learned from Mr. Zhou Yujie to systematically make fully handmade purple clay teapots to this day. Following his master, he is good at making antique glazed pottery, and his works are magnificent and spirited. He is a powerful pottery hand that cannot be ignored.

[Student: Zhou Yujie - Three Masters of Shiyuan] Zhou Yujie, the owner of Jingshan Hall, is a national arts and crafts artist. He was born in a family of pottery and has been influenced by it since childhood. In addition, he was influenced by his aunt Gao Lijun, a senior arts and crafts artist at the researcher level, and his uncle Wang Xiaolong (son of Wang Yinchun). Influenced by his strong interest in purple sand art. In 1995, he officially studied under Ji Yishun, a researcher-level senior arts and crafts artist (a famous figure in Jiangsu Province). He studied at Ji Yishun's studio at the Yixing Zisha Craft Factory No. 1 Research Institute, and then went to the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts to further study ceramic modeling design.

Starting from the aesthetic and practical point of view, the works combine the beauty of art with symbolic techniques, are natural and interesting, pursue changes in the physical state, mechanism and texture, endow them with humanistic appeal, and form a unique artistic style, which is highly praised by purple sand collectors at home and abroad. His works have won many awards in national ceramic art exhibition competitions and have been collected by the Ceramic Museum for a long time.

In 1999, he established "Zhou Yujie Studio" at the Yixing Zisha Craft Factory No. 1 Research Institute and has been engaged in artistic creation ever since. In 2002, he founded "Yangxian Impression Studio" in Yixing Ceramics Museum.