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Zhan Ping (in China, surname comes before given) first turned his carving tools to pipes in 2011. While almost incomprehensible, given the advanced state of his art, his carving is self-taught. Largely influenced by the legendary Japanese pipemakers, followed by the famous Danes, Ping's talents as a carver have, at times, seemed to progress almost geometrically. His briars are precise and beautiful, his stems and bits are hand carved from ebonite and his tenons and mortise works are things of genuine beauty. With an annual production currently limited to only 100 pipes per year, a Ping Zhan briar is one "Red Storm Rising" to keep a weather-eye out for.''[http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/Ping-Zhan/ Courtesy Smokingpipes.com]'' | Zhan Ping (in China, surname comes before given) first turned his carving tools to pipes in 2011. While almost incomprehensible, given the advanced state of his art, his carving is self-taught. Largely influenced by the legendary Japanese pipemakers, followed by the famous Danes, Ping's talents as a carver have, at times, seemed to progress almost geometrically. His briars are precise and beautiful, his stems and bits are hand carved from ebonite and his tenons and mortise works are things of genuine beauty. With an annual production currently limited to only 100 pipes per year, a Ping Zhan briar is one "Red Storm Rising" to keep a weather-eye out for.''[http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/Ping-Zhan/ Courtesy Smokingpipes.com]'' | ||
*You might also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Ping on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-141/#more-9163 Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | |||
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