Trip to Yixing

Yixing, Pottery Capital of China and the Teapot Center of the World. Situated in the southeastern province of Jiangsu Province, where Jiangsu meets Zhejiang and Anhui Provinces, about four hours driving distance from Shanghai.
Ceramics Museum:We picked a Red Carpet day to visit the museum, literally, a red carpet day.
As we arrived staff and contractors were laying out the red carpet and massive floral arrangements.
Feeling a little disappointment that this was not in honor of our visit, but for a group of national dignitaries due later in the day, to open a ceramics art exhibition.
Sampling of museum exhibits ..









The museum, is a must see, but what interested me the most is the numerous artisans that have small workshops co-located in the museum grounds. I was quite surprise at the range of skill levels, and ages, of the artists.


The asking prices for their wares reflect the varying skills, or sense of self importance.
Caveat emptor, "Let the buyer beware”, mai zhe zi xing 买者自省