The antique-glaze ceramic trials I had planned to stop nonetheless continued as usual through 2025. In the first half of the year I fired rose purple-gold glaze, with the main works being the Purple-Gold Auspicious Bowl, the Purple-Gold Cup series, and Purple-Gold Teapots, among others. In the second half of the year, my plan to…
My research into iron-series kiln-transmutation glazes has now spanned several decades — it’s time to bring it to a close. This year’s review will be the last of its kind; going forward I will focus more on nurturing body, mind, and spirit. In 2024, I mainly carried out the following work: First, in January 2024,…
— The Culminating Work of My Kiln-Transmutation Glaze Research Spending an entire lifetime on a single pursuit may sound almost unbelievable, yet that is exactly what I have done, applying what I learned to forty years of research into iron-series kiln-transmutation glazes. The rewards have been abundant — at times I would enter a kind…
Journal Of Raman Spectroscopy Tian Wang, Senwei Xia, Zhao Ren, Clement Hole, Fen Wang, Jianfeng Zhu, Hongjie Luo, Qiang Li, Meihong Liao, Philippe Sciau First published: 23 September 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6736 1 School of Conservation Science & Technology for Cultural Heritage, School of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Materials & Technology for Underground Cultural…
Ceramics is one of the great inventions of the Chinese nation. Thousands of years of ceramic development have given humanity many precious and rare glazed treasures — Jian ware, oil-spot glaze, Yohen Tenmoku, iron-red gold-ring glaze, and more. Their ever-changing, unpredictable glaze colors have captivated people the world over, and countless ceramic artists have devoted…
The changes in iron-red gold-ring glaze can only be described as unpredictable, and the conditions for producing it are extremely narrow. Advancing each level demands a great deal of time and effort; those who cannot endure the hardship often stop after only a shallow attempt. By the second level, only a few persevere; by the…
2023 was my first year adapting to retirement life. Every morning I would arrive early at the studio to see how the previous day’s firing had turned out, then decide on that day’s experimental approach. Living with this sense of anticipation day after day made for a fulfilling and meaningful life. In March and April,…
“Iron-Series Kiln-Transformation Glaze Art Ceramics Project” Featured at Fujian 19th Cross-Strait Talents Conference Themed “Committed to Innovative Development, Advancing High-Quality Development on All Fronts,” the China Cross-Strait Innovation Project Achievement Fair opened on June 18, 2021, at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center. The fair focused on new industries, new technologies, new platforms,…
My devotion to iron-red gold-ring glaze can only be described as an undying passion. From following the steps laid out for me, to walking freely on my own, to now venturing wherever my heart leads — nearly forty years of exploration have finally brought me into the same time and space as the kiln transformations…
Silver Award at the Min-Art Cup In the 4th Fujian “Min-Art Cup” Ceramic Art Creative Design Competition, my entry — a set of iron-red gold-ring glaze vases titled “A Flourishing China, A Peaceful Nation” — won the Silver Award. The set consists of six vases — one large and five small — each embodying a…