Author: Fan Pengzhen

Rank: National Assistant Industrial Artist

Mud material: raw ore purple mud

Capacity: 220cc

[New Generation of Purple Clay] - Fan Pengzhen, born in 1988, national assistant arts and crafts artist, Graduated from Nanjing Normal University, majoring in art. Born in a family of pottery makers, he was the 31st grandson of Fan Zhongyan and Wenzheng Gong. His name was Cunzhi and his courtesy name was Pengzhen. Influenced by the family's pottery environment since childhood, after graduating from college, he studied purple sand pottery with his father, Fan Zhuoqun, a national arts and crafts teacher. He has a delicate mind and a steady personality. His pot-making skills have improved by leaps and bounds. He specializes in the art, does not rush to make quick gains, and insists on making everything by hand. , Pursue sincerity and pay attention to the artistic expression of the form, spirit and energy of the work. With solid basic skills, many works have won awards in national exhibitions.

The "Fangshan Yishi" pot won the bronze medal in the "Tiangong Cup" competition of the third Guangzhou Zisha Art and Culture Festival.
The "Eight Sides of Power" pot is permanently collected by Wuxi Museum.
"Megatron Bafang Pot" was awarded the first prize in the second "Hope Cup" Purple Clay Pot Art Competition.
"Jade Belt Teapot" was awarded the second prize in the second "Hope Cup" Purple Clay Pot Art Competition.
"Hanjun Liufang Tea Set" was evaluated in the first Jiangsu Province Ceramic Art Exhibition and won the Excellence Award.
The "Jun Zheng Sifang" pot is permanently collected by the Jiangsu Ceramic Art Training Base.
The "Bamboo King Liang Liang" pot won the third prize in the 2015 Yixing City Vocational Skills Competition and the 10th Handmade Pottery Competition.
The pot "Bamboo Lift in the Deep Valley" won the bronze medal in the folk category in the first "Jingzhou Cup" pot-making competition.