Sun Jianxing Wujin Blue Jianzhan Tenmoku Cha-wan SJX033｜Jian Ware Tea Bowl with Certificate｜孙建兴 乌金蓝盏

SUN JIANXING · WUJIN BLUE

孙建兴 · 乌金蓝盏

A MAJOR NAME IN MODERN JIAN ZHAN

For a collector, the first thing to notice about this bowl is not the colour.

It is the name.

Sun Jianxing 孙建兴 is a Chinese Arts and Crafts Master and the sole National Representative Inheritor of the Jian Kiln Jianzhan Firing Technique, a National Intangible Cultural Heritage project of China.

Beginning in 1979, he participated in the research and revival of Jian Zhan firing after the historic tradition had been interrupted for centuries.

Over decades of work, Sun Jianxing became one of the defining figures in the modern revival of Jian ware. His works have entered major national museum collections in China.

For collectors of contemporary Jian Zhan, this places the maker before the pattern.

WUJIN BLUE｜乌金蓝

Wujin is one of the most restrained expressions of Jian ware.

In this piece, however, the deep black glaze carries a distinct blue presence.

The blue does not sit on the surface like decoration.

It emerges from within the darkness of the glaze, changing with light and viewing angle.

At first glance, the bowl appears quiet.

Look longer, and the black begins to open into blue.

That tension between depth, darkness and colour is what gives Wujin Blue its character.

There are no large, dramatic markings to dominate the surface.

The quality of the work therefore depends on something more fundamental:

the glaze, the firing, the form and the overall presence of the bowl.

WHY COLLECT SUN JIANXING

There are many Jian Zhan makers.

There are far fewer names that helped define the modern history of Jian Zhan itself.

That distinction matters.

A collector does not need to begin with the largest or most elaborate work by an important artist.

A small bowl can carry the same authorship, lineage and significance.

At approximately 9 cm in diameter, SJX033 is an intimate object.

It can be held, examined under light and appreciated at close range.

Yet behind that small scale is one of the most important names in contemporary Jian Zhan.

That is the attraction of this piece.

It is not simply a Wujin Blue Jian Zhan.

It is a certified Sun Jianxing.

COLLECTOR DETAILS

Artist: Sun Jianxing 孙建兴
Glaze: Wujin Blue 乌金蓝
Diameter: Approx. 9 cm
Certificate: Included
Origin: Jianyang, Fujian, China
OVP Collection Ref.: SJX033

孙建兴 · 乌金蓝盏｜SJX033

收藏这只盏，首先看的不是颜色。

而是孙建兴。

孙建兴，中国工艺美术大师，国家级非遗“建窑建盏烧制技艺”唯一的国家级代表性传承人。

自1979年起参与建窑建盏烧制技艺的恢复研究，是现代建盏复兴过程中极具代表性的人物之一，其作品进入中国重要国家级博物馆收藏。

这只作品为乌金蓝。

深黑釉色之中透出蓝意。

光线改变，蓝色的表现也随之变化。

它不靠夸张斑纹夺目，而是看釉色的深度、火候、器型，以及整只盏的气韵。

约9cm的小盏，并不是孙建兴最庞大的作品。

但对于收藏者来说，重要的并不是尺寸。

而是：

这是一件有明确作者、有证书、有完整传承背景的孙建兴作品。

有很多乌金盏。

也会有很多蓝色建盏。

但作者是孙建兴，判断标准就已经不同。