Jingdezhen handmade porcelain making technique (carving and throwing) intangible cultural heritage inheritor

Feng Shaoxing

The best mud player in the world

Watching Mr. Feng Shaoxing transform a lump of clay into various shapes as if by magic is a real treat for the eyes!

Faced with the various temptations of modern times, those who are willing to spend their whole lives playing with mud are few and far between, even in Jingdezhen, where the kiln fires have burned for a thousand years.

Feng Shaoxing said that our ancestors had already brought ceramic craftsmanship to its peak, leaving us, their descendants, only 10% of the space to make clumsy attempts. My only pursuit is to grind that 10% into drops of devout blood, to seep into the vast veins of ancient ceramic craftsmanship, to nourish myself, and to respect and preserve the past.

Teacher Feng is from Duchang, Jiangxi Province. He is a renowned ceramic artist in Jingdezhen, a senior member of the Chinese Ancient Ceramic Culture and Art Research Association, and an associate researcher at the Jingdezhen International Ceramic Culture Exchange Center. In 2014, he participated in Hunan TV's "Day Day Up" as an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. He is also the champion of the National Handmade Porcelain Throwing Competition.

Some of Feng Shaoxing's works are collected in the Ziguang Pavilion of Zhongnanhai, while others are collected in the Palace Museum, the National Museum of Chinese History, and the Nanjing Museum.

Teacher Feng Shaoxing and Master Zhao Qingtao of Daya Hall