Yin Daning
Lineage & School of Heritage
He studied puppet and prop making under the veteran artist Jia Xiaokui. In 1965 he studied clay-sculpture techniques at the Wuxi Huishan Clay Figure Factory, later studied puppet figure design at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and went on to study sculpture under Zhang Sichun, Liu Yu, Ye Zonggao and others.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in August 1945, a native of Taixing County, Jiangsu Province. In 1988 he undertook the figure design for large puppets such as Si Da Mei Nu (The Four Great Beauties) and Qi Pin Zhi Ma Guan (The Petty Official). The puppet figures he designs and makes capture both form and spirit, not real people yet more lifelike than real people. He combines exaggeration with realism, and abstraction and economy with humour, giving the puppets a stronger puppet quality and childlike charm. He pays attention to the coordination of the whole cast of figures, brings out the individual character of each role, and has all-round skills. He is thoroughly versed in the various mechanical devices of rod puppets and adept at using every kind of material, making exquisitely formed, easily manipulated and delightfully charming puppets and figures for many purposes.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Puppetry (Rod Puppetry), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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