Zhi Jing 支静
Contemporary Jian Ware Artist · Jianyang, Fujian
Quick Facts
支静
1986
Jianyang, Fujian
陈春华 · Chen Chunhua
Lin Jianfeng 林建锋
Jian Ware · 建盏
Colorful crystalline and floral glaze effects
Golden Rose · Blazing Flame · Double-sided Glaze
About the Artist
支静 (Zhi Jing), born in 1986 in Jianyang, Fujian, is a contemporary Jian ware artist known for colorful crystalline glazes, floral kiln effects, and highly reflective surfaces.
Artist material associated with Zhi Jing lists the professional titles 高级工艺师 and 陶瓷中级工艺美术师. Because Chinese craft credentials may belong to different professional and certification systems, Fifty Shades of Clay preserves the original Chinese titles rather than translating them into a simple ranking of artistic importance.
Her artist material also records involvement with arts and crafts associations in Jianyang and Nanping and identifies 陈春华 (Chen Chunhua) as her teacher.
Zhi Jing’s work represents a particularly colorful direction within contemporary Jian ware. Many of her pieces feature rose, violet, gold, blue, silver, and iridescent kiln effects rather than relying exclusively on the darker surfaces historically associated with Jian bowls.
Training & Lineage
Zhi Jing’s artist material identifies 陈春华 (Chen Chunhua) as her teacher.
Chen Chunhua is documented as a representative inheritor associated with 建窑建盏烧制技艺, the traditional firing techniques of Jian kiln and Jian ware.
Published records and profiles associate Chen Chunhua with traditional silver hare’s-fur, black-ground silver-spot, oil-drop, and related Jian ware surfaces.
Although Zhi Jing trained within this lineage, her own work frequently moves toward brighter contemporary crystalline effects, giving her pieces a recognizable visual identity of their own.
Glazes & Named Works
Several glaze names can be connected to Zhi Jing through her artist material and contemporary Chinese market documentation.
金玫瑰 · Golden Rose
Golden Rose is one of the most consistently documented glaze names associated with Zhi Jing.
Current Chinese listings identify 支静金玫瑰 pieces in multiple vessel forms, including 玉兰杯 (Yulan cups) and 束口 (constricted-mouth) cups.
The glaze is characterized by rounded floral or petal-like formations against a darker ground and may show gold, bronze, rose, violet, blue, and other reflective tones depending on firing and viewing light.
炽焰 · Chìyàn · Blazing Flame
Current Chinese listings identify this style specifically as 支静炽焰.
This is more precise than the simpler 火焰 wording previously used on this page.
Documented examples include 闻香杯 (aroma cups) and 敞口杯 (open-mouth cups).
双面釉 · Double-sided Glaze
Contemporary Chinese listings also document pieces under Zhi Jing’s name using the designation 双面釉, or double-sided glaze.
Additional Styles in Artist Material
Zhi Jing’s artist material also presents the names 紫罗兰 (Violet) and 玉面佳人 (Jade Beauty).
These names are preserved as artist-provided terminology while additional independently documented examples are researched.
Documented Forms
Zhi Jing’s glazes appear across multiple contemporary cup shapes rather than being limited to one signature vessel form.
- 玉兰杯 · Yulan cup
- 束口 · Constricted-mouth cup
- 闻香杯 · Aroma cup
- 敞口杯 · Open-mouth cup
- 铃铛杯 · Bell-shaped cup
Family & Artistic Connection
Zhi Jing is married to fellow Jian ware artist Lin Jianfeng 林建锋.
Both artists work within the contemporary Jian ware tradition, and their work is sometimes presented together.
Current market records include a 林建锋支静百合对杯, a Lin Jianfeng and Zhi Jing Lily paired-cup set.
Materials & Firing
Zhi Jing’s artist material discusses mineral-based glaze ingredients and iron-rich Jian ware clay bodies.
As with Jian ware generally, the finished appearance is created through the interaction of glaze chemistry, iron content, kiln atmosphere, firing temperature, and cooling conditions.
Because these effects develop during firing, pieces belonging to the same glaze family may still differ considerably in color, crystal formation, pattern density, and reflectivity.
Marks & Identification
Zhi Jing’s colorful floral and crystalline surfaces can be visually distinctive, but glaze appearance alone should not be used to authenticate her work.
Similar iridescent and floral effects are produced by other contemporary Jian ware artists.
Whenever possible, attribution should be supported by the bottom mark, certificate, original packaging, seller provenance, or comparison with securely documented works.
Research Note
Public biographical information about Zhi Jing remains limited. Artist-provided material is currently the principal source for her birth year, professional credentials, association involvement, and training under Chen Chunhua.
External Chinese records provide additional documentation for Chen Chunhua’s Jian ware practice and heritage status, while contemporary market records help document Zhi Jing’s named glaze styles and vessel forms.
This page will continue to be updated as additional interviews, publications, certificates, workshop information, signatures, exhibition records, and securely attributed works become available.
References
Biographical information is supplemented by original artist material held in the FSOC research archive. External sources below are provided for independently accessible documentation.
Original Zhi Jing 支静 artist profile and related promotional material held in the Fifty Shades of Clay research archive.
Published list of representative inheritors of 建窑建盏烧制技艺 including 陈春华 (Chen Chunhua).
Profile covering Chen Chunhua’s training, Jian ware practice, workshop history, and documented glaze specialties.
Current Chinese listings documenting 支静金玫瑰 (Golden Rose), 支静炽焰 (Blazing Flame), vessel forms, and the 林建锋支静百合对杯 paired set.
Current listing identifying a 支静 double-sided glaze Jian ware piece.
Zhi Jing in the FSOC Collection
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