Wang Yinxian was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China, in 1943. She was a female artist and achieved the status of a Senior Craft Art Master in 2005. She was honored as a Chinese Craft Art Master (3rd Session, 1993) and a Chinese Ceramic Art Master (1st Session, 2003). She was recognized as an outstanding young expert in Jiangsu Province and represented the inheritance of the purple clay making technique, which was listed as one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects in China. She learned the art of teapot making from the renowned master Wu Yungen and later studied and researched the sculptural design of purple clay vessels under Zhu Kexin. Her teapot art style combined abstraction and naturalistic representation. Wang Yinxian passed away on February 28, 2018, at the age of 75.
Wang Yinxian began learning purple clay pottery at the age of 14 and showed great enthusiasm for learning and improvement. By the age of 17, she became a teaching assistant at a purple clay craft factory. With decades of creative experience, she possessed exquisite teapot making skills and a profound understanding of purple clay's characteristics. To date, she has created over a hundred pieces of artwork, many of which have been selected as national gifts and collected by the National Museum.
Wang Yinxian approached teapot making with meticulousness and carefulness. She conducted in-depth observations and reflections on the subject matter of her creations, refining her artistic expression. Her works embody a sense of beauty in form, spirit, and temperament. Using realistic techniques, she depicts the natural beauty of flowers and plants, interpreting the thriving vitality and abundant spirit of the countryside.
Her realistic representations are lifelike and vivid. In terms of color application, Wang Yinxian has a unique aesthetic concept. She strives to maintain the distinctive luster and texture of purple clay, rather than seeking color accuracy with the real objects. She selectively applies colors to specific areas, creating an accentuating effect that highlights the unique characteristics and elegant charm of her works. Her unglazed pieces emphasize the overall structure's meticulousness and the smoothness of lines, using concise forms to convey the unique beauty and depth of purple clay vessels. In recent years, her mature and confident artistic creations have exuded an endless artistic texture. Wang Yinxian has also collaborated with Professor Zhang Shouzhi from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and other art and cultural figures, exploring different styles of sand teapot making, achieving remarkable results and expanding her artistic creative space.
