Qiao Jinhong
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he studied under his mother Zhang Qizhi, a woman bamboo carver of Jiangnan, and formally entered the craft in 1972.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in May 1947 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He is a research-grade senior arts and crafts artist, a master of arts and crafts of Jiangsu Province, and the third-generation inheritor of the Shuangqixuan bamboo carving family of Wuxi. He is proficient in the various methods of bamboo carving, especially liuqing shallow carving and intaglio shallow carving, and is skilled in relief and openwork techniques. Carrying on the legacy of the Jiading school of the Ming and Qing dynasties, his works are refined, elegant and antique in spirit, imbued with the resonance of poetry and painting. His work Wind Lotus (Feng He) is held in the library of the Chinese Academy of Arts. China Central Television produced feature programmes on Shuangqixuan bamboo carving in Wuxi: Craftsmanship: Liuqing Bamboo Carving, Keeping Craftsmanship Alive: Liuqing Bamboo Carving, and My Family Heirloom: Liuqing Bamboo Carving. After retiring in 2001 he re-established the Wuxi Shuangqixuan Bamboo Carving Art Museum and actively taught and promoted bamboo carving among the public.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Bamboo Carving (Wuxi Liuqing Bamboo Carving), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. His students Qiao Yu and Xu Yan are representative bearers of intangible cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
- Bamboo Carving Ⅶ-46
Profile
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