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Liu Chuan (1916-2001)

CHINA, Guangdong, Shiwan
Liu Chuan, whose original name was Yongchuan, was a ceramic sculptor from a family of pottery heritage. At the age of 12, he began as an apprentice in a pottery workshop where he created several imitations of ceramic works by the well-known artist, Pan Yushu. At 18 years old, he earned an initial reputation from his sculpture of the great war hero, Zhang Fei. He devoted his life to ceramic arts and advocated an artistic ideology that stated, Beginning is better than ending

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