Ye Guowang

Honors & Titles

• National First-Class / Senior Technician
• Representative inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage
• Master of Chinese Traditional Arts and Crafts
• Fujian Province Arts and Crafts Master
• Fujian Province Handcraft Master
• Nanjing Ceramic Skills Master Studio
• Nanping Arts and Crafts Master
• Renowned Nanping Arts and Crafts Artist
• Ceramic Arts and Crafts Master
• Member of the Nanping Skills Master Expert Review Committee
• Member of the Nanping Arts and Crafts Review Committee

Awards & Achievements

2016 – “Partridge Spot Bowl” won Gold Prize at the 10th Hefei International Expo, China Arts and Crafts Exhibition
2016 – “Oil Spot Bowl” won Silver Prize at the same event
2016 – “Oil Spot Bowl” collected permanently by Jianyang District Museum
2017 – “Partridge Spot Covered Bowl” collected permanently by Nanping Museum
2017 – Awarded Gold Prize at China Ceramic Expo, recognized as “Star of the Straits”
2017 – “Heavenly Stars” received the Fujian Arts and Crafts Heritage Gold Award
2018 – “Black-Gold Glaze Bowl” permanently collected by the Fujian Arts and Crafts Museum
2018 – “Wood-Fired Oil Spot Bowl” won Silver Prize at the 2nd Jianyang Cultural Expo
2018 – “Silver Hare’s Fur Bowl” collected by Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum
2019 – “Black-Gold Glaze Bowl” permanently collected by the Sanfang Qixiang Museum in Fuzhou
2019 – “Transformed Oil Spot Bowl” permanently collected in Nichinan, Japan as part of Fujian’s overseas cultural exchange

Artistic Style

Ye Guowang is a nationally recognized Jian ware master whose works revive and expand on the Song Dynasty tea culture tradition. His creations explore a wide range of glazes, from classic oil-spot and hare’s fur to innovative cosmic-inspired effects such as “Heavenly Stars,” “Northern Lights,” and “Gathering of Stars.” His pieces are known for their elegance, depth, and vibrant play of light.

Selected Works

• Teapots — finely crafted oil-spot and black-glaze teapots
• Complete Tea Sets — traditional 12-piece Jian ware sets
• Silver Hare’s Fur — shimmering silver-thread hare’s fur glaze
• Starry Glazes — works inspired by Song philosophy and cosmic imagery
• Gathering of Stars — deep blue glazes with clustered star effects
• Northern Lights — colorful shifting glazes that capture light and movement
• Black-Gold Glaze — classic dark glaze, elegant and refined