This book is richly illustrated with photos of historic Yixing ware, scholar art and works by fifty-nine outstanding contemporary American ceramists. These contemporary artists conclude the book with brief discussions of how Yixing ware has influenced their own work. Their comments reveal divergent personal perspectives and sensibilities-and the richly individual ways in which their encounters with the wares of Yixing have helped expand the teapot tradition.
About Author
Marvin
Sweet received his Master of Fine Artsdegree from Boston
University．Sincethat time his ownceramic work has been exhibited
andcollected publicly and privately both in the United States and abroad．He
is a recipient of the Artists Foundation FelIowship Award，Massachusetts
Cultural Council Professional Development Grant and other awards and
prizes for his ceramic work．Mr．Sweet has written severaI internationaIly
published articles on artistic influences shared between Eastern and
Western clutures．
Table of Contents
AcknowIedgements Map of Yixing Region Chronology Preface by Rick Newby Introduction Chapter 1-The Scholars'Path 1 Foundations of Nature Art Studies and the Real World Scholars CoIlect Developing the Art of Tea A Place to Live On to Yixing Chapter 2-A Collection of Yixing Ware Chapter 3-Yixing Ware and Its Influence on Early European Ceramics by William R．Sargent The First Importation of Yixing to Europe The Dutch Replications Early English Replications German Replications Wedgwood'S Replications Yixing Ware in America Yixing Ware from Shipwrecks Contemporary Inspirations Chapter 4--Contemporary American I nterpretations Afierword What the Artists Say Index of Images，Contemporary Artists Bibliography Photo Credits Authors Notes to the Text
