Xu Sihai (c. 1946 – June 5, 2020) was a Chinese teapot creator, artisan, collector, and curator. Xu was an expert and authority on purple clay teapots, also known as the Yixing clay teapot. [1] In 1992, Xu founded the Sihai Teapot Museum, the first private museum established in modern Shanghai. [1] [2]
Biography
Xu was born in Yancheng, Jiangsu province. [1] He moved south to the city of Shanghai when he was 10-years old. [1] He joined the People's Liberation Army when he was 23 years old and was sent to North Vietnam during the 1960s. [1] Xu first became interested in creating purple clay teapots while still enlisted in the military. After leaving the army, Xu returned to Shanghai with a truck full of purple clay teapots he created. [1]
Xu continued making purple clay teapots during the 1980s. His creation, a teapot called "Summer," won a national competition in 1985. [1] That particular teapot was later acquired by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. [1] His first solo exhibition of his teapots took place in Singapore in 1989. [2]
Examples of his teapots are now displayed in both Chinese and international museums. [1]
In 1992, Xu Sihai opened the Sihai Teapot Museum, the first private museum in Shanghai. [1] He also opened "A Hundred Buddhas Garden" in 2009, a 3.07-hectare complex which encompasses the original Sihai Teapot Museum, as well as the China Tea God Museum and a tea processing factory located in the city's Jiading Districts Zhenxin neighborhood. [1]
Xu Sihai died on June 5, 2020, at the age of 74. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Tong, Qian (2020-06-30). "Purple clay teapot expert dies at age of 74". SHINE. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ a b Wang, Jie (2016-05-13). "Artist finds 'destiny' in purple-clay teapots". Shanghai Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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Xu Sihai (c. 1946 – June 5, 2020) was a Chinese teapot creator, artisan, collector, and curator. Xu was an expert and authority on purple clay teapots, also known as the Yixing clay teapot. [1] In 1992, Xu founded the Sihai Teapot Museum, the first private museum established in modern Shanghai. [1] [2]
Biography
Xu was born in Yancheng, Jiangsu province. [1] He moved south to the city of Shanghai when he was 10-years old. [1] He joined the People's Liberation Army when he was 23 years old and was sent to North Vietnam during the 1960s. [1] Xu first became interested in creating purple clay teapots while still enlisted in the military. After leaving the army, Xu returned to Shanghai with a truck full of purple clay teapots he created. [1]
Xu continued making purple clay teapots during the 1980s. His creation, a teapot called "Summer," won a national competition in 1985. [1] That particular teapot was later acquired by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. [1] His first solo exhibition of his teapots took place in Singapore in 1989. [2]
Examples of his teapots are now displayed in both Chinese and international museums. [1]
In 1992, Xu Sihai opened the Sihai Teapot Museum, the first private museum in Shanghai. [1] He also opened "A Hundred Buddhas Garden" in 2009, a 3.07-hectare complex which encompasses the original Sihai Teapot Museum, as well as the China Tea God Museum and a tea processing factory located in the city's Jiading Districts Zhenxin neighborhood. [1]
Xu Sihai died on June 5, 2020, at the age of 74. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Tong, Qian (2020-06-30). "Purple clay teapot expert dies at age of 74". SHINE. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ a b Wang, Jie (2016-05-13). "Artist finds 'destiny' in purple-clay teapots". Shanghai Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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