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Potter | Su Shih-hsiung (I)

  • Publish Date:2015-10-06
Potter | Su Shih-hsiung (I)

Did You Know That … ?


  • The 2010 winner of the National Crafts Achievement Award has never received any formal training in pottery-making.


  • Su is best known for creating the technique of glaze carving, in which different glaze mixtures are first applied to a ceramic surface and then carved away to reveal specific depths.


  • He learned the craft by reading related books in Chinese, English, and Japanese, which gave him a unique sense of aesthetics uncurbed by any culture.


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