Sun Fukun 孙福昆

Artist Information

Chinese Name: 孙福昆

Born: 1966

Location: Jianyang, Nanping, Fujian, China

Studio / Company: Luhuaping Jian Zhan 芦花坪建盏

Specialties: Partridge Spot 鹧鸪斑, Oil Spot 油滴,
Hare’s Fur 兔毫 and contemporary kiln-transformation glazes

Professional Recognition:
Fujian Provincial Arts & Crafts Master, Fujian Ceramic Arts Master,
Senior Arts & Crafts Artist and Senior Technician

About Sun Fukun

Sun Fukun is a Jian Zhan ceramic artist from Jianyang, Fujian,
born in 1966. His work is closely associated with the revival,
preservation and continuing development of Jian ware firing
traditions in the modern era.

His representative work centers particularly on
Partridge Spot 鹧鸪斑. His official artist biography
describes his partridge-patterned bowls as an important part of
his artistic practice, with layered spotting and glaze patterns
developed through firing rather than painted decoration.

His broader body of work includes Oil Spot 油滴, Hare’s Fur 兔毫,
wood-fired pieces and more contemporary blue, red, gold and
iridescent kiln transformations.

His career also includes teaching, industry leadership,
publication, technical development and the training of other
Jian Zhan makers.

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Jianyao Jian Zhan Firing Technique 建窑建盏烧制技艺
was included in China’s third batch of national intangible
cultural heritage representative projects in 2011 as project
VIII-188.

Sun Fukun’s documented representative-inheritor appointments
are regional:

Heritage note: the firing technique itself is a national
intangible cultural heritage project. China’s official national
intangible cultural heritage database lists Sun Jianxing 孙建兴
as the national-level representative inheritor for project VIII-188.
This is distinct from Sun Fukun’s regional representative-inheritor
recognition.

Glazes & Artistic Style

Sun Fukun works across both historically rooted Jian Zhan
glaze families and more contemporary interpretations.

Luhuaping Jian Zhan 芦花坪建盏

Sun Fukun founded
Nanping Jianyang District Luhuaping Jian Zhan Co., Ltd.
The company’s official history dates its establishment to
August 2007.

Luhuaping works with both wood-fired and electric kilns and
has focused on research, production and promotion of Jian Zhan,
including Hare’s Fur, Oil Spot and Partridge Spot glazes.

In January 2018, Luhuaping was recognized by Nanping authorities
as a traditional arts-and-crafts demonstration base associated
with its persimmon-red partridge-spot 柿红鹧鸪斑
work.

Sun Fukun’s official biography also records a substantial group
of students who trained under him, reflecting his involvement in
passing Jian Zhan production knowledge to later makers.

Selected Awards & Recognition

Sun Fukun’s official chronology records numerous awards for
Jian Zhan works between the 2010s and 2020s.

Professional Honors

Museum & Institutional Collections

Sun Fukun’s official artist chronology records works entering
several museum and institutional collections.

• Nanping Museum
  Wood-fired Hare’s Fur and modern Oil Spot works, 2016
• Fujian Arts & Crafts Treasures Museum
  Gold Hare’s Fur and Blue Hare’s Fur works, 2016
• Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum
  Blue Oil Spot bowl, 2018
• Fujian Minyue Wangcheng Museum
  Partridge Spot bowl, 2019
• China Nationalities Art Museum 中国民族艺术馆
  Blue Oil Spot work, 2019
• Fujian-Taiwan Kinship Museum 中国闽台缘博物馆
  Large Oil Spot flared-rim bowl, 2020
• National Art Museum of China 中国美术馆
  Partridge Spot flared-rim bowl, recorded in 2021

Publication, Research & Patents

Teaching & Industry Roles

Sun Fukun’s official biography lists him as a visiting professor
at Quanzhou Arts & Crafts Vocational College and records
several leadership and professional positions within Fujian’s
ceramic and arts-and-crafts community.

• Vice President of the Fujian Ceramic Association
• Vice President of the Nanping Arts & Crafts Association
• Jian Zhan appraisal expert for the Nanping arts-and-crafts industry
• Vice President of the Jianyang Jianyao Jian Zhan Association
• Visiting professor at Quanzhou Arts & Crafts Vocational College

Marks, Stamps & Packaging

Reference examples of marks and packaging associated with
Sun Fukun’s work are preserved below.

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Sources & References

Biographical titles, awards and collection information are drawn
primarily from Sun Fukun and Luhuaping’s published artist chronology.
Heritage status is cross-checked against official Chinese cultural
heritage sources.

1. Luhuaping Jian Zhan · Sun Fukun Artist Biography

   
   Detailed chronology of representative-inheritor recognition,
   awards, professional titles, museum collections, publication,
   patents and teaching roles.
   

   
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2. Luhuaping Jian Zhan · Company History

   
   Company founding date, kiln information, production history
   and organizational information.
   

   
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3. 
   China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network ·
   Jianyao Jian Zhan Firing Technique
   

   
   Official national intangible cultural heritage record for
   project VIII-188, listed in 2011.
   

   
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4. 
   China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network · Sun Jianxing
   

   
   Official national record identifying Sun Jianxing as the
   national-level representative inheritor of Jianyao Jian Zhan
   firing technique.
   

   
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5. China Arts & Crafts Society

   
   2023 industry research report identifying Sun Fukun among
   Fujian Provincial Arts & Crafts Masters participating in
   Jian Zhan industry discussions.
   

   
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6. Fujian Provincial Government · Jian Zhan History

   
   Historical overview of Jian ware, its modern revival and
   national intangible cultural heritage recognition.
   

   
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