Wender·Vista
Anshan
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeople's Republic of China
in Liaoning, southwest of Shenyang

Anshan

— — a working city the mountain keeps watch over.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A steel city in the southern Liaoning plain, named for the saddle-shaped peak that rises on its southern edge. Anshan has made iron and steel for more than a century, and the works of Ansteel still set the rhythm of the streets. South of the centre the ground lifts into Qianshan, a Taoist and Buddhist mountain park of pine and granite. East of the city, the old hot springs at Tanggangzi have drawn bathers since the Tang. A place of furnaces and quiet temples, held in the same valley.

from the studio
Anshan
— bring it home

Anshan, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Anshan

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Anshan sits in the southern part of Liaoning Province, about 90 kilometres southwest of the provincial capital Shenyang, on the western edge of the Qianshan range where the North China Plain meets the hills. The prefecture-level city had a registered population of roughly 3.3 million at the 2020 census, with the urban core spread along the Sha River. The name means saddle mountain, after the twin-peaked hill on the southern edge of town. The city is the seat of one of China's oldest integrated steelworks and a long-standing stop on the Beijing to Harbin rail corridor.

— informed by Wikipedia — Anshan
— the stone

The hills south of the city belong to Qianshan, the Thousand Mountains, a designated national park of weathered granite, pine, and a sequence of Taoist and Buddhist halls. The range climbs to roughly 700 metres at its highest summits and holds temple complexes dating to the Ming and Qing, including Wuliang and Longquan. Pilgrims and weekend walkers reach the gates by bus from Anshan in under an hour. The mountain is mapped onto Chinese cultural memory as one of the four great Taoist mountains of the northeast.

— the visit

East of the city centre, Tanggangzi has been a working hot-springs town since the Tang dynasty, and the sanatoriums there still draw bathers for the saline mineral water. The Anshan Iron and Steel Group, founded under Japanese occupation in 1916 and rebuilt by the People's Republic from 1948, remains the city's largest employer and is one of the oldest integrated steel producers in China. Summers are warm and humid; winters drop well below freezing. Visitors arrive most often via the high-speed line from Shenyang, about 40 minutes by rail.

— where
People's Republic of China · Anshan, Liaoning
— within
Qianshan National Park
— position
41.1086° N · 122.9946° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
17 km S
Qianshan National Park
mountain park
14 km E
Tanggangzi Hot Springs
hot springs
90 km NE
Shenyang
provincial capital
N
Anshan
Qianshan National Park
Tanggangzi Hot Springs
Shenyang
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Anshan — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Anshan is a prefecture-level city in southern Liaoning Province in northeast China, about 90 kilometres southwest of Shenyang, sitting where the North China Plain meets the Qianshan hills.

Anshan means saddle mountain in Chinese, after the twin-peaked hill on the southern edge of the city whose profile resembles a horse's saddle.

Anshan is one of China's principal steel cities, home to the Ansteel Group, an integrated iron and steel producer founded in 1916 and a cornerstone of the country's heavy industry.

Qianshan, the Thousand Mountains, lies about 17 kilometres south of the city. The range is a designated national park and one of the four great Taoist mountains of northeast China.

Late spring and early autumn are most comfortable. Summers are warm and humid in the Liaoning plain, and winters are cold and dry, with temperatures often well below freezing in January.

Anshan sits on the Beijing to Harbin high-speed rail corridor. From Shenyang the journey takes roughly 40 minutes by train. The city also has its own commercial airport.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with roots in Liaoning. The piece honours the saddle hill and the working heart of the city without postcard cliche. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The deep stained-glass palette suits Industrial Modern, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and Mountain-modern interiors. It reads especially well against warm brick, raw steel, and dark wood shelving.

Yes. Industrial-modern rooms favour place-rooted artwork with weight and shadow. The Anshan tile gives a working-city interior a specific anchor instead of a generic loft poster.

A single Large reads cleanly above a console table. Above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the wall, and a 9-tile Mural suits longer sectionals or wide entry walls.

Yes. For damp rooms and backsplashes, order the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installations near water and heat.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself, so there is no painted layer to wear through over years of wiping.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is drawn from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee under Reid Wender's eye. The work is not licensed from any other artist or catalogue.

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