Jiang Chunhua is the inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Jian Kiln Jian Zhan, the first top ten rookies of Jian Kiln Jian Zhan, a national senior technician, a senior artist of ceramic craftsmanship, and the first Nanping City Famous Arts and Crafts Artist.
Award-winning work
In November 2015, his work "Lamp with Oil Drops" won the silver medal of the "Chinese Craftsmanship Award" at the 8th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Expo;
In September 2016, the work "Imitation Song Dynasty Blue Rabbit Hair Cup" won the gold medal of the "China Arts and Crafts Excellence Award" at the 10th Hefei International Cultural Expo;
In September 2016, the work "Oil Dropped Cup" won the gold medal of the "China Arts and Crafts Excellence Award" at the 10th Hefei International Cultural Expo;
In October 2017, his work "Blue Jellyfish Oil Dropped Lamp" won the gold medal in the "I Have Ingenuity First Jianyang Lamp Building Competition";
In October 2017, the work won the gold medal of "China's Top Ten Famous Kilns";
In November 2017, the work won the "Top Ten Fine Products" of Jian Kiln Jian Zhan;
In 2017, the work "Traditional Rabbit Hair" won the Straits Craft Outstanding Works Gold Award at the "10th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Expo";
In 2018, the work "Purple Gold Oil Drops" won the Silver Award for Outstanding Works of Craftsmanship at the "11th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Expo";
In December 2019, the work "Yao Bian·Floating Green Dan" won the gold medal of the "Third China World Heritage Arts and Crafts Golden Lion Award".
Collection of works
In March 2015, the work "Modern Kiln Black Glaze Rabbit Hair Lamp" was collected by Nanping Museum;
In July 2017, the work "Rabbit Hair Lamp with Bunch Mouth" was collected by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Garden of Fujian Provincial Art Museum;
In January 2018, he held a personal exhibition in Hong Kong, and his works were permanently collected by the Spark Foundation;
In 2021, the work "Yao Bian·Floating Green Dan" was permanently collected by the National Art Museum of China.
When he was young, Jiang Chunhua loved building lamps very much.
He said: "If you like it, you should not only feel it, but also put it into action." So he began to try to learn how to make and burn jianzhan, hoping to restore jianzhan and let more people see the charm of jianzhan.
Jianzhan making technique is a very ancient traditional handicraft, and the firing process is very complicated. Not only is the clay, kiln, glaze and other aspects very particular, it is also a great test for the mastery of the craftsman's skills.
Jiang Chunhua humbly asked for advice and learned the craftsmanship of making lamps from a master. Day and night, the blanks were repeatedly drawn, repaired, loaded into the kiln and fired. Although it is very hard, he does it because he loves it, so he enjoys the learning process very much.
Jiang Chunhua worked hard all the way and studied hard. Through continuous practice, Jiang Chunhua gradually became proficient in the craftsmanship of building and firing lamps. He strictly followed the 13-step firing process of Jianzhan according to ancient methods, and finally restored the rabbit-hair lamp and the oil-drop Jianzhan.
