The Prized ZiSha Clays in the ZiSha Fraternity: Dou Qing 豆青。
1. DOU QING 豆青
Dou Qing and Wu Ni are extinct. There is also no more Dou Qing in YiXing. The last bricks are self-kept by the Huang Long Yuan company 黄龙源, and Huang Long Yuan company is not selling it anymore. They are safekeeping it for reference.
The only one that we have in our Cao Family, is this Zhen Si Fang piece crafted by Master Lu Shun Rong and engraved by Master Wang Chao Peng, we are keeping it in our own family’s reference collection.
Zhen Si Fang 振四方, not for sale,
It is for our reference and safekeeping.
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Wang Chao Peng is the BEST and Number One Artist for the inscription of Chinese Calligraphy in YiXing ZiSha Art.
There are other respected Artists whom we know/work with, for example, Grand Masters and Masters Mao Guo Qiang, Bao Zhi Qiang, Fan Xiao Jun, Jiang Yan Bin, Yi Dian, Zhang Ye, Dong Shi etc, in YiXing ZiSha, but they are known for the engraving Art of either Pine/ Plum Blossom/ Bamboo/ Scenery/ Animals/ Characters/ and may belong to either engraving of the Realism or the Inferred/Artistic, and not known primarily for the inscription of Calligraphy.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE INSCRIPTION OF CALLIGRAPHY,
WANG CHAO PENG IS, NUMBER ONE.
He is also commissionable by any of our patrons and friends here, to inscribe/engrave on any commissioned pots by our Artists with us on RealZiSha. Please collect his works. Highly recommended, not extravagant. Yet, TOP CLASS. Contact us for commissioning.
Wang Chao Peng 王超鹏 is born in 1961 in YiXing, DingShu Town. His father-in-law is the famous calligrapher Han Qi Lou 韩其楼. Master Han Qi Lou is himself, the most famous ZiSha Art patron and collector in YiXing. During the 70s to 80s, he led legendary Gu Jing Zhou and Jiang Rong, in travelling overseas to introduce, educate and propagate ZiSha Art to the world. Han Qi Lou is thus recognised as the leading, major and influential father figure in YiXing ZiSha Art fraternity. Having such an established Calligrapher Artist and major ZiSha figure in YiXing as his father-in-law, Wang Chao Peng has since young endeared himself to and, researched intensively Calligraphy and working hard in both his Calligraphy and Engraving Art in ZiSha. His perseverance and dedication, and the results he had achieved propelled him to be known as “YiXing’s Kai Style Calligraphy - Number 1 Premier Master”. He is also known to be the BEST in Calligraphy Engraving, regardless of Kai Shu, Zuan Shu, Xing Shu, Li Shu, etc. Any ZiSha Work born with his Calligraphy Engraving, instantly becomes a timeless, cherished and prized ZiSha Work. He works specifically with Master Lu Shun Rong, and with Assoc Master Yang Quan Sheng due to his years of close professional relationship.
These are his personal casual and candid photos he has with us:
Wang Chao Peng 王超碰 is Art Fraternity’s ONLY Master Engraver who can engrave and inscribe Chinese Characters EACH MEASURING ONLY 1.5mm tall and 1.5mm wide ONLY AND YET STILL BE ABLE TO MANIFEST ALL THE BEAUTY, DETAILS, STRENGTH, FLOW AND DELICACY (Bi Feng 笔锋) of calligraphy. Yes a character 1.5mm by 1.5mm. Wang Chao Peng has also won and garnered ALL of YiXing’s Calligraphy Engraving Art accolades. All of them:
Master Wang Chao Peng - YiXing’s Famous Calligraphy Engraver, especially known for his Kai Shu (Kai Style) of calligraphy, here inscribes on all these three works that are very, very, very proudly and grandly presented to all of you.
DEAR FRIENDS,
In Chinese Calligraphy, Kai Shu (Kai style) is the most demanding. There are five kinds of Calligraphy styles, e.g. Kai Shu, Zuan Shu, Li Shu, Cao Shu, Xing Shu.
The saying goes, if I were to hand you a page of Xing Shu to write, you can finish it in ten minutes, but if I were to hand you a page of Kai Shu to write, you may be sweating and puffing for half a day and still don't get one page out.
The Way of Kai Style is extremely demanding. First you must have good upbringing:
Heart must be Quiet and Still with Integrity,
心要静，
Body must be Straight,
体要正，
Hands must be Steady,
手要稳，
Breathing must be Smooth with Stamina.
气要顺。
All these must exist together in the Master Calligrapher in order to perform and write a stanzas of words which are COHESIVE, from start to finish.
From the First character to the Last character.
HIS MOST OUTSTANDING work which he is most famous for, is:
The Heart Sutra Small Kai Style.
This is the reason why very few modern great Calligraphers major in Kai Style. It is the most demanding.
And, Master Wang has to work on a curved surface that is not flat on the table but slanted or even perpendicular to the table. Onerous. This is why Master Wang is THE ZENITH ONE. And he is extremely humble, and his price for performing this engraving Art for our ZiSha works, is not exorbitant.
His price range from $800 to $1500,
and $1800-$2500 for ZiSha's Fraternity Top:
Full Heart Sutra ~ Kai Style Engraving wonder.
Besides the Ya Ming Si Fang that is seen for sale below in this section,
Here is the sample of another one done for our Chinese friend and patron,
Master Wang is the top Calligraphy Engraving Master and he excels in ALL FIVE TYPES OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY. Below is the recent work he has done for our Chinese friend and patron, in Cao Shu,
Loving and Appreciating what you see above?
Dearest Friends, continue to talk to us.
He is also able to have a Streamyard call with you after you receive your completed work by him. Honest, famous, hardworking, and humble Master.
Master Wang works and collaborates EXCLUSIVELY with us at RealZiSha.
We share with you our private file photos here, as we quietly stand in awe of the greatest Calligraphy Engraving Master Wang at work here engraving for our patrons,
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Now we come to his collaborative nephew who also works with us at RealZiSha: Master Lu. Master Lu Shun Rong 陆顺荣, was born in 1971 in YiXing DingShu Town. His grandfather is the renowned Han Qi Lou 韩其楼, his merits and credentials as introduced above. His uncle is Wang Chao Peng, The Premier Calligraphy Engraving Master of YiXing, as mentioned above.
Master Lu Shun Rong has retired in 2024 due to health issues.
He has also relocated to Su Zhou to live with his son.
We are still contact with him as close friends!
Again our file photo of Mr Han Qi Lou's family and friends:
Master Han Qi Lou seated in the middle of the photo, his son-in-law Calligraphy Engraving Supremo Wang Chao Peng standing second from the right, and his grandson ZiSha Master Lu Shun Rong standing fifth from the left.
The most famous ZiSha Collector of our time: Mr Han Qi Lou 韩其楼。
Han Qi Lou is very famous and is a supremely respected figure in YiXing ZiSha. The facts are thus: Han Qi Lou is a famed Calligrapher, and he is born in YiXing. However, YiXing ZiSha for all its wonders and highest ceramic professional skill involved, was not well known outside of China before the 80s. Han Qi Lou felt the duty to help his own YiXing folks. In the 1980s he started bringing Gu Jing Zhou, Jiang Rong out of YiXing to promote ZiSha Art to the rest of the world. Yes, indeed, he IS THE person who led and guided Gu Jing Zhou, Jiang Rong et al overseas, in order to help them spread and promote to the world about ZiSha Art.
Mr Han Qi Lou.
Speak to any YiXing folk, and they regard Han Qi Lou as one of the major esteemed father figures who helped propelled ZiSha to the world and brought it to huge prominence, understanding and recognition. Dear Renowned Master Han Qi Lou is seated in the center in our file photo:
We enable and empower you to enjoy this endearing ZiSha Art appreciation and ultimately satisfying procurement and ownership journey.
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