Chen Guangming

Chen Guangming crafted his legacy during the Republic era, a fascinating and turbulent period when China was reinventing itself — and Yixing potters were quietly keeping an ancient art alive through the chaos. Working in the storied tradition of Zisha clay, he would have been part of a small, dedicated community of artisans bridging centuries of craft with a rapidly modernizing world. Though the written record has not preserved his full story, his hands shaped teapots that carried the soul of a tradition stretching back to the Song Dynasty.