Xu Yongsheng

徐永生

Jian ware collector, researcher and restorer of Song-style gold-and-silver decoration

ArtistXu Yongsheng 徐永生

RegionJianyang · Nanping, Fujian

Research focus金花乌盏 · 七彩描银盏

Associated space景德精舍 · Jingde Jingshe

Documented milestoneRestoration / reproduction breakthrough in 2022

Biography

Xu Yongsheng (徐永生) is a Jianyang collector and researcher whose work has focused on historic Jian ware and the restoration of Song-style gold-and-silver decorative techniques. Public reporting traces his study of Jian ware to guidance from Huang Meijin (黄美金) and Zhan Yanfu (詹彦福).

Restoration Research

After years of study and repeated firing trials, Xu’s research centered on forms described as 金花乌盏 and 七彩描银盏. Reporting on his work records a significant restoration and reproduction milestone in 2022.

Jingde Jingshe · 景德精舍

Xu is documented as the person responsible for 景德精舍, which has presented exhibitions and displays focused on decorated Jian ware and the study of historic techniques.

Documented Collection

In 2023, the work 《金花乌盏、九曲棹歌》 was reported as entering the collection of Wuyishan Museum, providing a specific institutional record for Xu Yongsheng’s contemporary work.

Identification

Individual works should be attributed using the object, signature or mark, accompanying certificate and documented provenance together. Decorative style alone is not sufficient to establish authorship.