Gu Jingzhou

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 at Nagel China 1 - Teapots, 5 June 2015, lot No. 512, model after teapot by Shi Dabin in a Japanese collection.

Gu Jingzhou 顾景舟; 顧景舟; Gù Jǐngzhōu was a Chinese ceramic artist who specialized in creating zisha pottery teapots. He was the founder and deputy director of research and technology at Yixing Number One Factory. Gu lived in Yixing, an area known for its pottery since the Neolithic period. Early in his career, he worked for an antiques dealer named Lang Yushu, and it was during this time that he came across many classic zisha pottery pieces, a style he emulated in his own work. He wrote and researched extensively on the subject and was awarded the title of "Master of Chinese Industrial Art". Gu Jingzhou's works are highly valued and appreciated by collectors worldwide.