Shiwan Ceramics Artistry mainly locates in Shiwan town, Chancheng district, Foshan and its surrounding area. It can be classified into five categories by different forms of objects, including figure ceramics, animal ceramics, household utensils, micro-ceramics and ridge tile ceramics. The characters are vividly shaped, reaching a unity of form and spirit.
Shiwan ceramics artistry has been called “Shiwan Figurine”, whose history can date back to the Neolithic Age. Its development can be divided into four periods: developing period from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, peak period during the Ming and Qing Dynasty, low-ebb period during the Republic of China era, and flourishing and innovative period since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, especially after the reform and open.
Since ancient times, Foshan, Guangdong Province, has been known as “Pottery capital”. Especially, Shiwan town has a history of 5,000 years in making ceramics. Stamped pottery in the late Neolithic Age was unearthed in the ruins of Shell Mound in Shiwan. In the Song Dynasty (from 960 to 1279), Foshan was one of the four famous towns in China. With the development of foreign trade, Shiwan became the production base of daily use ceramics in China. The art ceramics in Shiwan, which is usually called “Shiwan Figurine”, is produced on the basis of highly developed daily use ceramics and vigorous economy. Showing a crude, plain and natural aesthetic style, it is rooted in daily life and becomes one of the icons that represent Lingnan culture with wonderful artistry and utility. In 2006, Shiwan ceramics artistry was one of the first to be listed in the catalogue of national intangible cultural heritage. Nowadays, there are 119 ceramics masters in Foshan, including 22 international masters, 61 national masters, 61 provincial masters and 36 municipal masters.
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