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Qian Yingying (Chinese: 钱盈盈) is a Chinese ceramic artist, who specializes in the Yixing ware(Zisha) skill of “Hua Genre”. As the 12th generation inheritor of Hua Genera Zisha, She is the member of Specialized Committee of Young and Middle-Aged Talents of China Arts and Crafts Association, senior craft artist and a master of arts and crafts of Nanjing.

Biography
Qian Yingying, born in a Zisha family in Yixing, Jiangsu province, has been keeping an affinity with Zisha art since her childhood. She learns from Zhong Rurong, a Chinese arts and crafts master and Chinese ceramic master. Qian Yingying has made great achievements in the research and creation of ceramics, especially in Zisha art. In terms of the creation of Yixing clay teapots, she not only often gets inspiration from the traditional subjects at all times and in all countries, but also makes bold innovation with the combination of modern arts. Her works can fully demonstrate the characteristic of Hua Genera Zisha and the traditional skills of handmade pots. The works with a variety of shapes created by Qian Yingying have won many international and domestic awards. She once was the general manager and design director of Zhongnan Culture Arts Derivatives Company.

Award-winning works
Pot of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp : Gold Award of 2014 China Arts and Crafts Creation Award

Pot of New Energy: the Bronze Award of 2015 “Baihua Cup” Chinese Arts and Crafts Boutique Award

Cai Lian He Tian Tian Hu: the Silver Award of 2016 “Baihua Cup” Chinese Arts and Crafts Boutique Award

Monkey Cup: the Gold Award of 2016 “Shenzhen • Golden Phoenix” Crafts Design & Innovation Award

Pot of Mortise and tenon: the Gold Award of 2018 “Shenzhen • Golden Phoenix” Crafts Design & Innovation Award

Pot of Rotation: the Gold Award of 2018 “Shenzhen • Golden Phoenix” Crafts Design & Innovation Award

Achievements
2014, Smooth Sailing collected by China Maritime Museum, Shanghai

2014, Pot of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp and Lotus Pot collected by British Victoria and Albert Museum

2015, Hua Genre Zisha Art Boutique Exhibition held in Beijing

2018, outstanding graduate granted by Nanjing University of the Arts

2018, the master of arts and crafts of Nanjing granted by Nanjing Municipal