40 Years of Chinese Porcelain Carving with Zhang Zongxian

Chinese Craft Traditions
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2 Video Views·Jun 13, 2025
In this tribute to Chinese craftsmanship, meet Zhang Zongxian, a porcelain carver with over 40 years of experience. Rooted in the traditions of Chinese painting and calligraphy, the art of porcelain carving requires precision, patience, and vision.
Zhang shares the essential skills behind the craft, while also reflecting on how tradition can inspire innovation. Witness the delicate process that transforms porcelain into timeless art.
The Pei Pei culture is about tolerance and tolerance of all phenomena.
I'm 69 years old this year.
I've been doing this mountain spirit meditation for over 40 years.
I learned about mountain spirit meditation from Zen Master Zeng.
I've been doing this for four generations.
In a way, it is a kind of meditation.
The meaning of meditation comes from Chinese calligraphy.
But we calligraphy based on paper.
For example, I use a plate or a board as a piece of paper.
A wolf's head is a piece of paper.
It's like a mask.
To sum up, the main meaning of paper is six words.
The second point is to pay attention to the weight.
When the wolf's head is knocked, pay attention to the weight.
The third point is to pay attention to the thickness of the lines.
In the art of calligraphy, there is innovation.
In the art of calligraphy, innovation is to learn from calligraphers.
Add the nutrition of calligraphy to my calligraphy.
The second point is that mountain spirit meditation is different from other places.
I used to do mountain spirit meditation.
In the art of mountain spirit meditation,
for example, in the garden,
there is a stone carving.
Can I use the stone carving as a substitute for the stone carving?
I think stone carving can be combined with our modern life.
For example, tea set, tea pot, tea cup are more practical.
But stone carving can also be used as a decoration.
The difficulty of stone carving is that it requires tools and skills.
If you don't have a certain heart, you can't stick to it.
Of course, there is also a social factor.
Because the current time and pace of development are fast,
it is impossible for our art to be effective in a day, a night, or in a short time.
So some young people generally can't stick to it.
So I feel that I still have a great responsibility.
This responsibility is to improve my level.
As a master, I think you are a role model.
And you can see the effect.
I am more fond of stone carving art.
Of course, there are many difficulties.
But I think as long as you stick to it for a long time,
there will always be a certain effect.
So I think you have to stick to it for the rest of your life.
Not only should you stick to it,
but also complete your responsibilities.
Let the younger generation inherit it.
