Author: Jiang Xiaoyan ( Jiang Yan)

Rank: Jiangsu Province Arts and Crafts Master, National Senior Arts and Crafts Artist (Graduate Engineer)

Mud material: raw ore cinnabar Furongpo

Capacity: 330cc

[Academic specialization, adhering to tradition and innovative ideas] - Jiang Yan, a national-level senior arts and crafts artist (graduated as a senior engineer), was born in Yixing, the capital of pottery, in 1955. He studied at the Zisha Craft Factory in 1973. He once studied under the famous artist Wang Yinchun, the Chinese arts and crafts master Lu Yaochen and the senior arts and crafts artist Li Bifang. He has systematically studied the traditional purple clay plastic art and the origin and history of purple clay. Starting in 1980, he went to the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts three times to study plastic design. , Introduction to Ceramic Design and the Development History of World Ceramics. After nearly 40 years of ceramic design, molding and production, it has now formed its own style and characteristics. In 1981, he graduated from the Ceramics Department of Tsinghua University. The works are famous for their simplicity, simplicity, roundness and domineering. In 2010, he was listed as a classic purple clay artist and appreciator of works by the Ministry of Culture's "White Paper on the Chinese Art Market". He is currently a member of China Arts and Crafts Society, China Industrial Design Association, China Ceramics Association, and China Zisha Professional Association. At the same time, he was hired as a senior consultant by Guangdong Zisha Association and Hunan Zisha Association.

The work "China's Supreme" won the third prize in the Jiangsu Province Ceramics Competition;
The work "Contented and Changle Teapot" won the special prize in the tea set competition at the China Tea Expo;
The work "Golden Sand Baoding" won the gold medal at the first China Wuxi and Taihu Expo in Jiangsu Province and the China Arts and Crafts Exhibition;
The work "Twelve Beads on Wen Curtain" won the silver medal at the 2nd China Wuxi and Taihu Expo and China Arts and Crafts Exhibition;
The work "The Heroes of Chu and Han" won the gold medal at the China Wu Culture and Folk Art Expo;
The work "Tao Family Beauty" won the Gold Medal from the Asian Jewelry Federation Collection Association;
The work "The Rhythm of Tao" won the gold medal at the International Tea Expo;
The work "Sunflower Antique" won the gold medal of the China International Art Exchange Association;

In August 2004, "Content with Contentment" was collected by Nanjing Museum;
In November 2006, "Gujing Charming Pot" was collected by Zhongnanhai Ziguang Pavilion of the State Council;
In May 2009, "Chinese Supreme" and "One Bead Pot" were collected by the Korean Ceramic Culture Museum;
In 2010 , works such as "Half Moon", "Happy Flowers and Full Moon", "Dragon Egg", "Happiness" and other works were published in "Global Market" magazine