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GU JINGZHOU Chinese 1915-1996 Zisha Teapot

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GU JINGZHOU Chinese 1915-1996 Zisha Teapot
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Chinese fine Zisha teapot; of globular body with cover; flanked with large curved handle and spout; body decorated with a geometric strip; cover decorated with leafy pattern; 3 Gu Jingzhou's (1915-1996) marks on base; H: 13 cm, W: 19 cm, 389 grams. Gu Jingzhou was a Chinese ceramic artist who specialised in the creation of zisha-ware teapots. He was a founder and Deputy Director of Research and Technology at the Number One Yixing Factory. Gu lived in Yixing, a province noted for its pottery. In his early career he worked for an antique dealer named Lang Yushu, and it was during this time that he was exposed to many pieces of classical zisha (purple clay) pottery, a style which he emulated in his own work. He wrote and researched the topic of zisha-ware extensively, and was granted the title "Master of Chinese Industrial Art".