Wang Bisheng
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1973 he entered the Nanjing Gold Thread and Gold Foil General Factory, studying under the veteran artisan Tan Zhushi. With the help of his master and senior colleagues he quickly mastered the skills of gold-leaf beating, and both the quality and the output of his work were widely recognized and praised.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, he was born in October 1951 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He is a representative bearer of Nanjing Gold Foil Forging Craftsmanship, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is a Nanjing gold foil forging technician. He studies with an open mind, devotes himself to research, and bears hardship willingly. In more than forty years at his gold-foil forging post he has actively pursued technical innovation and improvement. He takes an active part in intangible cultural heritage exhibitions at home and abroad.
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