Zhang Honghua

The Carina and Lennart Bogg Collection. Carina and Lennart Bogg moved to China in 1983, where Lennart worked for UNICEF and Carina at the Norwegian Embassy’s preschool. Their time there coincided with China’s reopening after the Cultural Revolution – a period marked by strong artistic development and increased international exchange. Through close contact with artists and visits to exhibitions and galleries, the Swedish couple’s art collection gradually took shape. It was presented in Sweden at Liljevalchs konsthall in the exhibition “Masters from China” in the summer of 1989. Since then, the collection has continued to grow, reflecting the couple’s interest in China’s rich cultural life and diverse artistic expressions.
Purchased from Poly Auction 4 December 2010, "Contemporary Chinese works of art".

Zhang Honghua was born in 1944 into a famous ceramic artisan family in Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, and began her artistic career as early as 1958 when she became an apprentice at the Yixing Zisha Pottery Workshop. There, she studied under Wang Yinchun, one of the "seven great masters" of Zisha pottery. From 1961, she continued to hone her skills under the guidance of Gu Jingzhou, mastering the technique of making completely handmade teapots with bamboo motifs, such as the bamboo section and the bamboo knot. In 1980, she joined the Zisha Research Institute, where she researches and creates unique designs for teapots.