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Cidanwangjia

03-1379Tibetan JinshuduanzaojiyiTraditional CraftsmanshipLazi, TibetBatch 3 (2009)

Lineage & School of Heritage

He began learning the craft from his father in 1956.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Tibetan, born in November 1946, a native of Lazi County in the Tibet Autonomous Region. A national representative bearer of Tibetan Metal Forging Craftsmanship, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is a Tibetan metal forging technician. The Lazi Zilong Tibetan knife is one branch of the nine major schools of Tibetan knives, and its forging craft belongs to one of the founding lineages of the Gusi Tibetan knife. The Zilong knives he forges are distinguished by their demanding technique, exquisite workmanship, handsome appearance when worn and archaic dignity.

Honors & Recognition

From 1980 he began taking on apprentices for production work and trained a group of transmitters of the craft.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Cidanwangjia · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Tibetan Jinshuduanzaojiyi
Item code
Ⅷ-120
Category
Traditional Craftsmanship
Region
Lazi, Tibet
Born
1946.11
Batch
Batch 3 (2009)

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