New China

Clan, by Xie Yue
Put the “1″ in this year before the “2″, and you have a time when China was the land of technological wonder. Crusaders were just beginning to get an inkling of what wonders lay in the East, among them sublime pottery, its secret already millennia-old. By Marco Polo’s time, Chinese ceramics went abroad by the shipload, and would soon be known by the land of their origin. Today, the paradigm has flipped, China helplessly entangled in a “catch up” mentality. Her ceramic artisans, however, remain ahead of the rest.

Red Thread, by Yu Qingcheng

Grotto Series, by Lu Pinchang

Fantasy of a Child, by Cao Li

Howling, by Zhou Guozhen & Zhao Kun

Thrusted Tea Pot, by Wu Guangrong

Woman’s Dress, Lan Zi

Mandarin Fish, by Li Zhengwen

Figure, by Sun Jiabo

Oh! The Sea, by Cao Guochang

Bath, by Hu Xiaojun

Slow-witted in Disguise, Luo Xiaoping

Dream, by Zhang Xiaojie

Sun & Moon, by Li Gang

Post Terra-Cotta Soldiers, by Liang Gang
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This is amazing!! I am not a fan of craftworks but how can I like all of them! Fantastic ideas and so great ones…
Do you know where I can find more work done by Luo Xiaoping and/or how to contact him/her?
Thanks.