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Master Fan Wei-Qun – Grandmaster of Yixing Zisha Art

Born in 1970 into a renowned pottery family of Yixing, Fan Wei-Qun is a fourth-generation heir to the legendary “Da Sheng Pottery” line founded by his ancestor Fan Da-Sheng. With over 30 years of artistic practice, he is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in contemporary Zisha ceramic art.

Titles & Honours

- National Master of Ceramic Art (China) – specialized in teapot making
- Jiangsu Provincial Master of Arts and Crafts (2016, 6th edition)
- Jiangsu Provincial Master of Ceramic Art (2011, 1st edition)
- Senior Research-Level Arts and Crafts Artist (Level 1) since 2012
- Vice President, Jiangsu Ceramic Arts Committee
- Representative Inheritor of Wuxi’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (Zisha Pottery)
- Founder and Artistic Director of Fan Family Pottery Studio
- Chairman of Xi Wang Zisha Ceramic Cooperative and President of Yixing Youth Pottery Artists Association
- Designated expert for Zisha art valuation by the Jiangsu Provincial Price Bureau

Artistic Heritage & Education
Trained under two Zisha grandmasters – Wu Tong-Fen and Xu Han-Tang – Master Fan also completed advanced art studies at both Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts and China Academy of Art. He combines rigorous craftsmanship with deep cultural reflection, creating works that balance form, function, and soul.

Contributions & Achievements
Over his career, Master Fan has created more than 100 original Zisha teapot designs — each noted for precise proportion, fine hand-finishing, and rich artistic connotation. He has taught hundreds of students and founded multiple cooperatives to nurture young potters. His works have been exhibited in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and across Hong Kong and Taiwan, widely praised for their refined style and cultural depth.

His masterpieces — including “Heavenly Treasure Pot” and “Jade Wall Pot” — have won Gold Awards at the 4th and 8th China Master Arts Expositions. The work “Monk’s Hat Pot” is preserved in the Korean National Museum. Several of his teapots are held in the collections of the British Museum, the American Ceramics Museum, and China’s Ziguang Pavilion of Zhongnanhai.

Beyond his craft, Master Fan has authored and edited key works including A Brief History of Yixing Zisha, A Brief History of Republic-Era Zisha, and The Art of Fan Wei-Qun’s Zisha Creations, and he is a recognized researcher and cultural ambassador for Yixing Zisha heritage.

Philosophy
Master Fan believes that a Zisha teapot is not merely a vessel, but a living expression of balance between earth and human spirit. Each curve, each spout, and each touch of clay embodies his vision — “to let tradition breathe through modern hands.”

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