Feng Youjin
Lineage & School of Heritage
Feng Youjin's forefathers had always worked in the stone-carving trade, and under the influence of this family environment he began learning stone carving from his grandfather at the age of thirteen.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1953 in Huangshan, Anhui Province. National representative bearer of Huizhousandiao (Huizhou Three Carvings), a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a folk craftsman of Huizhou. Over several decades in the craft, he has continuously innovated on the basis of the ancestral stone-carving tradition, carrying Huizhou stone carving to new heights and contributing to the development of the art. In 1998, he founded his own Huizhou-style stone-carving factory, leading his apprentices in building the enterprise together. Representative works include Muzi Wa (Mother and Child Frogs) and Guande Ting (Pavilion of Contemplated Virtue), among others.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Huizhousandiao Ⅶ-37
- Huizhousandiao Ⅶ-37
Profile
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