Wu Qimin
Jiangsu Provincial Ceramic Art Master (3rd cohort, 2023)
Jiangsu Provincial Master of Traditional Skills and Techniques
Senior Craft Artist (Professor-level)
Senior Rural Revitalization Technician (Professor-level)
Winner of the 4th Jiangsu Skills Champion (Purple Clay Teapot Handcrafting Category)
Jiangsu Provincial Model Worker
Jiangsu Grand Artisan
Jiangsu Master Artisan
Jiangsu Provincial Technical Expert
Jiangsu Provincial May Day Innovation Pioneer
Jiangsu Provincial Woman Merit Model
Training Candidate of Jiangsu Provincial "333 Project"
Jiangsu Provincial First Batch of Famous Local Heritage Talents (“Three Leads”)
Yixing Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor
Yixing Municipal Academic Discipline Leader
Vice President of the Women Potters’ Branch, Yixing Ceramic Industry Association
Wu qimin (吴奇敏) Born in 1964 into a ceramic family.
1979 – Began working with purple clay pottery; received guidance from older generation masters such as Gu Jingzhou, Jiang Rong, and Xu Hantang.
1985 – Became a disciple of Wu Qunxiang, a Jiangsu Provincial Ceramic Art Master and an outstanding student of Gu Jingzhou.
1993 – Attended a course in modeling and design at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts (now part of Tsinghua University).
October 2007 – Appointed as a full-time handcrafted teapot making instructor at the Purple Clay Art Training Center of Jiangsu Ceramic Art Training Base.
2009 – Became a disciple of Lü Yaochen, a National Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts.
May 2011 – Appointed as an adjunct associate professor by Jiangsu Vocational College of Economics and Trade.
2012 – Attended an advanced training program at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University.
2012 onward – Participated in five consecutive editions of the International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition organized by the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University.
2016 – Appointed as a part-time instructor at the School of Ceramics, Wuxi Institute of Arts and Technology.
2017 – Won second place in the First Jiangsu Provincial Local Heritage Traditional Skills Competition.
2018 – Appointed as a visiting professor by the Institute of Ceramics and Liuli Culture, Qilu University of Technology.
With over thirty years of meticulous study and a solid foundation in full-handcrafting techniques, Wu Qimin creates works that excel in both large and small scales. Her pieces are distinguished by a simple yet dignified form, smooth and full lines, and a quality reminiscent of pearls and jade — round, lustrous, and refined.
"Ming-Style Miniature Teapot" by Wu Qimin
Wu Qimin's purple clay teapot work: "Three-Footed Joyful Roundness"
"Sang Bian" – A flat-shaped purple clay teapot by Wu Qimin
"Song Charm Loop-Handled Teapot" by Wu Qimin
Wu Qimin's purple clay teapot work: "Xishi Teapot"
Wu Qimin's purple clay teapot work: "Harmony Teapot"
Wu Qimin's purple clay teapot work: "Zhuni Small Teapot"
