Hand-Sculpted Tea Animal Trio
Tea Set
Yixing Tea Pot
Crafted By Zhao Yonghui
This trio of tea animals makes for a perfectly festive tea board, giving you lifelong gongfu tea companions.
This trio of tea animals makes for a perfectly festive tea board, giving you lifelong gongfu tea companions.
While most tea animals are machine-made, Yixing artist Zhao Yonghui insists on sourcing high quality clay and carefully hand-sculpting each piece to give them personality. Pouring tea of the tea animals helps them build up a beautiful patina over time.
This set shows off the playful dynamic energy that Zhao Yonghui put’s into his work, one that keeps rewarding you for years to come.
Hand Made: completely
Clay: Duan Ni
Includes: Fat Cat, Baby Bird, Baby Rabbit
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Zhao Yonghui
Young Potter | China Arts and Crafts Sculptor Association Member
Established the Xiao Lan Jiang Sculptors Studio in 2011
Engaged in the arts for years, Zhao Yonghui has been devoted to the craft and research of hand-sculpted yixing. His work is meticulous and imbued with a lively energy. From working the clay, to concepting and building a form, Zhao Yonghui works with vision, knowledge and technical mastery, bringing all his skill to bear as he gives each form life.
Select Awards:
2008 Sculpture “Yinming Shenwu” won Beijing Olympic Park Urban Sculpture Design Award for Excellence
2009 Shenzhen International Design Exhibition award for most original sculpture
2012 Shanghai Sculpture Exhibition “Wang” Excellence Award
2013 “Sculpture Fu Shou Yan Nian” Guangzhou 1st Annual Guangdong Sculpture Exhibition Exhibitor
2016 Exhibitor at China’s Exploring Original Works of Young Artists Exhibition, awarded 3rd place for sculpture “Mu Zi Qing Shen”
May your Yixing
Be an object of joy
Not a commodity
Like a marriage
Brought together for love
Deep lustrous clay, persistent arduous craft
The charm infused by the artist
Meticulous hand sculpting and artistry
Standing by ancient craft and carrying it forward
This is the dream of Xiao Lan Jiang Studio
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