Leila Philip's 2016 Artcritical Article on Edmund de Waal's Jingdezhen Pottery

Leila Philip authored an article for Artcritical in 2016, focusing on the work of artist Edmund de Waal. The piece was published on February 23, 2016, and included a historical photograph titled "Potter in Jingdezhen, 1920" credited to Frank B. Lenz and National Geographic. The article explores de Waal's engagement with the ceramic traditions of Jingdezhen, a city in China renowned for its porcelain production. This connection highlights the artist's ongoing dialogue with historical craft practices and material culture. The photograph from 1920 serves as a visual reference point for the long-standing pottery techniques discussed. Artcritical, the publishing platform, hosts the article on its WordPress-powered website. The content was categorized under general art criticism without specific thematic filing. Readers could access the piece through RSS feeds, though direct commentary was disabled at the time of posting.