🫖 Fan Lihua's Teapot. Studio at the Factory №2 (80-90s)

🔎 This is a very interesting teapot in shape, which is generally interpreted as an "open type" teapot, but there are no specifics. A similar shape is used to better reveal aromas in teas that need space: light oolongs, dark oolongs or gaba, but is not limited to them.

🧱 Zi Ni clay (purple), with a very pleasant texture. The lid of the teapot sits firmly, does not leak, the drain is even.

Fan Lihua 范丽华

Fan Lihua was born in August 1962 in Yixin into a family of hereditary ceramists.

In 1977, she began to study the art of making teapots at Factory No. 1.

In 1983, she started working at Factory No. 2, where she initially studied under the guidance of famous masters: Xu Hantang (徐汉棠) and Yang Qinfang (杨勤芳).

Her direct mentor was Yang Qinfang, so Fan Lihua belongs to the third generation of the school of master Wu Yungen (吴云根).

In December 2015, by the decision of the Wuxi City Committee for the Certification of Intermediate Professionals in the Field of Decorative and Applied Arts, she was awarded the professional title of "master of decorative and applied arts" (工艺美美师). The photo shows her certificate:

Awards
2018 - Gold Award of the Baihua Competition (百花杯).
2019 - Gold Award of the Golden Phoenix Competition (金凤凰).
2020 - Gold Award of the Golden Phoenix Competition (金凤凰).

Community Activities
Member of the Jiangsu Province Ceramic Industry Association (江苏省白约行行公司).
Member of the Yixing City Ceramic Industry Association (宜兴市白约行行公司).

Published Works
2014 — “Sources of Creativity in the Art of Jizhi Floral Products” (“紫砂花货艺术的性感之源”), Journal of Ceramic Science and Art (“白约科与艺术”), Vol. 48, No. 2.
2015 — “Poetics and Picturesqueness of the Squirrel and Grape Teapot” (“诗情画意、壶中风华的《松鼠葡萄壶》”), Journal of Ceramic Science and Art (“白约科与艺术”), Vol. 49, No. 4.

Owner of the Yangxian Yilin Studio (阳翡艺林)