Zhang Zhizhong
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnic group, born in November 1963 in Lincheng County, Hebei Province. National representative bearer of Xing Kiln Ceramic Firing Craftsmanship, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has been engaged in research on Xing ware and in firing practice for nearly forty years. In 1980 he took part in the work of reviving firing at the Xing Kiln and was later appointed head of the Xing ware trial-production group. In 1987 six imitation Xing Kiln works he produced by wheel-throwing passed provincial and ministerial-level technical appraisal. He comprehensively and systematically restored the firing methods of ancient ceramics, and has mastered a complete set of Xing ware techniques covering raw material formulation, forming and firing, together with the traditional processes of wheel-throwing and trimming. His works are lively in spirit and rhythm, dignified and generous, and distinctive in style. He has won more than ten awards at national ceramic competitions, and his works have been collected by institutions including the China National Arts and Crafts Museum. He has published five monographs, including Research on the Xing Kiln and The Xing Kiln of China, and more than thirty professional papers.
Honors & Recognition
He was awarded the Contribution to the Restoration and Development of China's Historic Kilns Award by the China Ceramic Industrial Association.
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