Suichang Black Pottery

Suichang Black Pottery

　　Product Name: Suichang Black Pottery

　　Product Origin: Suichang, Lishui

　　Product Features: Fine texture, exquisitely carved, simple and dignified, classic and timeless

　　Product Introduction: With a fine texture, exquisitely carved, simple and dignified, and classic and timeless. Evaluated by the Science and Technology Commission of Zhejiang Province as a high-end art piece, it has very high artistic and ornamental value, and the product has reached an advanced domestic level.

　　Black pottery crafts make excellent gifts for family and friends or decorations for your home, and hold significant collectible value.

　　Adorn your elegant space to delight the eye and refine the spirit; give them as gifts to bring joy and heartfelt blessings to loved ones.

　　Product History: Suichang Black Pottery is a precious heritage of the famous Liangzhu Culture from the late Neolithic Age in China. It uses clay sourced from the site of the “Haocun” culture as raw material, and is made through more than twenty manual processes using a unique carbonization kiln transformation technique. This results in its distinctive features of fine craftsmanship, elegance, and being unglazed and uncolored. In the past, Suichang Black Pottery enjoyed great popularity and was considered a premium item for offerings and gifting. Bao Zongren, the owner of Jiulong Craft Factory, comes from a long line of black pottery artisans, and he himself mastered the craft. During agricultural off-seasons, he and his family would make black pottery, which they would then carry in baskets to sell in order to supplement their income. In 1989, the Suichang County Party Committee and County Government put forth the slogan of reviving black pottery culture. Artisans like Bao Zongren seized this opportunity to thrive — building factories, hiring workers, investing in improved techniques, and inviting experts from the China Academy of Art and Zhejiang University to serve as advisors. By employing unique polishing techniques and carving artistry, Suichang Black Pottery achieves a mirror-like finish, highlighting its noble, elegant, rustic, and mysterious qualities. The ancient traditional culture shines anew, radiating endless charm, and sales quickly surged. In some large and medium-sized cities, Suichang Black Pottery briefly set trends in gift-giving etiquette. The People’s Government of Zhejiang Province designated Suichang Black Pottery on multiple occasions as a valuable gift to present to foreign heads of state and notable figures, such as former U.S. President Richard Nixon. Thus, Suichang Black Pottery has become the “black pearl” among artisan crafts.