Ru Porcelain Pigs in Henan to Welcome Lunar New Year

Craftsman Wang Guoqi works on the base ofa Ru porcelain pig in Baofeng county, Pingdingshan city, Central China's Henan province, Jan 7, 2019. Wang is an inheritor of Ru porcelain, one of China's "five great kilns" in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). [Photo by He Wuchang/Asianewsphoto]

A Ru porcelain pig is shown at the studio of Wang Guoqi in Baofeng county, Pingdingshan city, Central China's Henan province, Jan 7, 2019. Pig-themed porcelain works are being made there as New Year mascots to welcome the upcoming Year of the Pig in the lunar Chinese calendar. The lunar New Year falls on Feb 5 this year. [Photo by He Wuchang/Asianewsphoto]

A man works on the base of a Ru porcelain ware shaped like a pig at Wang Guoqi's studio in Central China's Henan province on Jan 7, 2019. [Photo by He Wuchang/Asianewsphoto]

A Ru porcelain pig is shown at the studio of Wang Guoqi in Baofeng county, Pingdingshan city, Central China's Henan province, Jan 7, 2019. [Photo by He Wuchang/Asianewsphoto]

A man works on the base of a Ru porcelain ware shaped like a pig at Wang Guoqi's studio in Central China's Henan province on Jan 7, 2019. [Photo by He Wuchang/Asianewsphoto]

Wang Guoqi works on the base of a Ru porcelain ware shaped like a pig at his studio in Central China's Henan province on Jan 7, 2019. [Photo by He Wuchang/Asianewsphoto]