Author: Wu Youbo (pot making) Xie Zhiliu (traditional Chinese painting design)

Rank: National senior industrial artist

Mud material: raw ore purple mud

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[Master of Modern Chinese Painting ] -  Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), formerly known as Zhi , with the courtesy names Zhuangmu and Zhiliu , and the nickname Chiyan , later named Xing, was born in Wujin (Changzhou), Jiangsu Province. He is a famous modern calligraphy and painting master and a famous calligraphy and painting appraisal expert. He once served as a professor at the Art Department of National Central University and the National Chongqing Art College, and a consultant to the Shanghai Museum. In landscape painting, Xie Zhiliu Gong mainly focused on falling ink, blending it with color, and then deduced the painting theory of falling ink landscape. The artistic conception of his painting is from the Six Dynasties, Tang and Song Dynasties, and he is especially good at landscapes, flowers and figures. His wife Chen Peiqiu is also a famous Chinese painting master.

[Background of the work]:

The work belongs to "  One of "Xie Zhiliu's Perfect Purple Clay Collections ", it is a collection of scholarly purple clay artifacts collaborated by Xie Zhiliu, a master of calligraphy and painting from the sea, and Chen Cheng and Wu Youbo, two famous Yixing purple clay masters. Chen became the female disciple of Zisha master He Daohong. Wu Youbo is the pioneer of contemporary purple sand scholar pots. He has a profound family background and is the technical backbone of the state-owned purple sand factory No. 1.

"Ten Millions of Riches" was originally an important artifact created by Yang Pengnian, a master of purple sand during the Jiaqing and Dao periods of the Qing Dynasty.  The author carefully made it according to ancient models, and its shape is almost real. Each piece in the series features Mr. Xie Zhiliu's representative fine brushwork, which is put into the pot using the traditional artistic techniques of engraving and clay painting. To pursue the legacy of Chen Mansheng, the great master of the arts, and to follow the spirit of the great figure Gu Jingzhou. This series incorporates calligraphy, painting, gold, stone, purple sand and other traditional literati arts. It breaks the current shortcomings of flashy and artificial purple sand and establishes a new trend of gathering people and talents in the sand world in the future.

This set of works echoes "Chen Peiqiu's Perfect Purple Clay Series". The husband and wife teamed up to create the exquisite purple sand series. They are the best purple clay among domestic literati in the world! The collection value is remarkable.

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【  All-round purple clay craftsman 】  Wu Youbo was born in Yixing in 1966 and graduated as a senior engineer in 2016. In 1984, he entered Yixing Zisha Craft Factory in Jiangsu Province. Responsible for technology research and development, and studied under provincial masters Liu Jianping and Ding Hongshun. After three years of systematic professional theoretical study from 1986 to 1989. Strict training, hard work, and constant exploration have laid a solid foundation for skill development.

The works absorb the essence of tradition, absorb the strengths of other art categories, and continuously apply them to practical creations. The work pays equal attention to the artistic effect and practical function, making it perfect for both viewing and collection.

Main professional awards: "Purple Waves", "Three-Legged Dragon Cauldron", "Peaceful", "Love in Fish and Water", "Lotus Rhyme", "Strong Festival", "Pisces Spitting Pearls", "Dragon Soul", etc.