Shiwan is the famous ceramic capital in China, well-known for its beautiful ceramic figurines. While many fans of Shiwan figurines are bonsai lovers who like to decorate their favorite bonsai trees with Shiwan bonsai figurines, others simply love Shiwan ceramic figurine, admire the fine details of the lively handcrafted figurines made by the ceramic figurine artists in Shiwan.
Shiwan is an old town in the southern part of Guangdong province. It is known for its beautiful ceramic figurines for hundreds of years. The traditional Shiwan ceramic skills and techniques have been passed down through generations and generations. Since Shiwan figurines are handmade, all of them are unique. We will never find two identical figurines.
There are a handful of ceramic figurine artists who have inherited and developed the outstanding tradition of Shiwan ceramic techniques ranging from statues and animals with thick ceramic glaze, to lively earthen figures, as well as colorful glazed tilts. There are figurines that are suitable for bonsai accessories, and there are figurines that can make a perfect home decoration. Some figurines are glazed, yet some are not. Some figurines are fully colored, while others are colored only partially. While every Shiwan figurine artist today has formed his/her own unique artistic style, they all hold on to the traditional Shiwan ceramic principles and techniques, making Shiwan ceramic better and better.
Today, many great pieces of figurine artwork made by famous Shiwan artists have been displaying in national museums as well as collected by art collectors all over the world.
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Sandy Wong has a keen interest in the art of bonsai and urban gardening. She is an author of her two blogs - Happy Bonsai, Gardening on Cloud 9 - where she shares all the interesting things, new techniques and knowledge about bonsai and gardening that she has learned during the day.
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