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Wu Yayi


Researcher level Senior Craft Artist

Jiangsu Ceramic Art Master

Jiangsu Province Arts and Crafts Celebrities

Representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage projects, Executive Director of China Ceramic Association, Member of Jiangsu Arts and Crafts Society, Member of Yixing Ceramic Association, born in Yixing, Jiangsu in 1954; In 1971, I entered Yixing Purple Sand Craft Factory to learn the basic techniques and knowledge of purple sand molding; In 1984, he entered the Purple Sand Research Institute and became a master of Chinese arts and crafts, Wang Yinxian. He specialized in creating and designing purple sand, and under the careful guidance of his master, his skills gradually became proficient; In 1989, he was selected to pursue further studies in the Ceramic Art Department of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, which further improved his creative thinking; Now, Yixing Wu Yayi Purple Sand Art Museum is conducting purple sand art creation. Works often combine sculpture techniques with traditional craftsmanship, with exquisite craftsmanship, elegant patterns, and unique charm. The representative works "Yinbao Pot" and "Niugai Tiliang Pot" have been selected for the collection of the Ziguang Pavilion of the State Council; "Yuanyuan Liulong Pot" has been selected as a permanent collection of the Nanjing Museum; Works such as "The Four Treasures of the Study Pot", "The Divine Jade Cauldron Pot", "The Bat Smokes the Incense Stove in front of You", "The Five headed Bamboo Carrying Beam Pot", "The Elegant Collection Pot", "The Green Phoenix Printing Pot", "The Six headed Anju Tea Set", "Pistachio", "The Vine Carrying Pot" have successively won awards at domestic and foreign ceramic art exhibitions.


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