Description
Famille Rose Vase - Procession of Court Ladies on Horseback
- Title: Procession of Court Ladies on Horseback
- Artist: Li Wenyue
- Inscription: Painted in Early Winter of the Year of Yihai, by Li Wenyue, Jingdezhen
- Base Mark: Yingxiang Hall
- Dimensions & Weight: H 47 cm × D 26 cm; WT 3.15 kg
- Category & Technique: Porcelain Vase, Ink Color with Gold Painting
- Creation Year: 2019 (Year of Yihai)
Work Description
- This masterpiece employs Jingdezhen’s classic Ink Color with Gold Painting technique to vividly depict elegant ladies strolling and enjoying spring in the fragrant countryside. The figures are rendered with liveliness and lifelike charm; lines are powerful, concise, and rhythmic. The color palette is sumptuous, elegant, and refined. The composition is spacious, ethereal, and clearly layered, embodying the poetic aura and literati sensibility unique to Eastern painting. It fully demonstrates the artist’s superb brushwork and outstanding coloring mastery.
Li Wenyue
Born in 1959 into a ceramic family in Jingdezhen
- Chinese Master of Arts and Crafts
- Asia-Pacific Master of Handicrafts
- National Representative Inheritor of Jingdezhen Handmade Porcelain Craftsmanship (National Intangible Cultural Heritage)
- Professor, Distinguished Teacher of Higher Education
- Vice Chairman, Ceramic Branch, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association
With over 40 years of experience in ceramic art creation, education and theoretical research, he has been invited to hold exhibitions, lectures and cultural exchanges in many countries.
Education:
Graduated from Jingdezhen Ceramic University, majoring in Ceramic Art Design. Member of the Art Design Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education. Presided over national high-quality course Famille Rose Decoration on Porcelain and National Art Fund project Talent Training of Ink-Decorated Porcelain Craftsmanship.
Mentor:
Studied under his father, Li Zhensheng, Senior Craft Artist
Awards & Collections:
- His works have won numerous awards in national and international art exhibitions.
- Eighteen Arhats won the Golden Award of the China Arts and Crafts “Hundred Flowers Award”.
- Works including Nine Elders Watching a Painting, Poetic Scenes of the Tang Dynasty and The Silk Road are collected by:
○ National Museum of China
○ China National Arts and Crafts Museum
○ Contemporary Art Museum of China, Japan
Specialties:
Ceramic art design and education; Ink Color with Gold Trailing; Famille Rose porcelain creation and theoretical research.
