Thousands-year-old tri-colored glazed pottery is revived by Chinese craftsman in C China's Henan

BEIJING, July 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Sancai, or tri-colored glazed pottery, is made of white clay and coated with a layer of glaze. The producing technique of Sancai, which prevailed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), was listed as one of China's National Intangible Heritages in 2008.

Gao Shuiwang, a 61-year-old master craftsman, has been devoting himself over the past four decades to studying and making fine Tang Sancai. As one of the few who has mastered the essence of making the pottery, Gao earned the title of an inheritor of making Tang Sancai. Some of his creations have not only won awards, but also been collected by about 50 museums at home and abroad.

To better pass on the making techniques of this Chinese art form, Gao has endeavored to receive and train apprentices. He also launched a museum to protect and promote the antique form of the Chinese cultural heritage. "I hope more Tang Sancai enthusiasts can join me to pass on the techniques from generation to generation," said Gao.

Gao Shuiwang glazes a horse pottery at a workshop in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Sancai, or tri-colored glazed pottery, is made of white clay and coated with a layer of glaze. (Xinhua/Li An)

The producing technique of Sancai was prevailed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang carves a pottery at a workshop in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang checks a pottery exhibit at an exhibition hall in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang checks an unglazed pottery at a workshop in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang works on a pottery after second firing at a workshop in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang checks a pottery exhibit at an exhibition hall in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang checks his creation at an exhibition room in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)

Gao Shuiwang (R) teaches his apprentice the method of sculpting a pottery at a workshop in Nanshishan Village, central China's Henan Province, July 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Li An)