Yaoerdaxi Ahong
Lineage & School of Heritage
Yaoerdaxi Ahong is the fourth-generation inheritor of a family tradition of printed-cloth weaving and dyeing; from childhood he learned the craft of dyeing and printing tutuhuabu (earth-style printed cloth) from his grandfather.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Uyghur ethnic group, born in 1948, a native of Lop, Xinjiang. A national representative bearer of the Uyghur Huazhanyinhuabuzhiranjiyi, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. At present he is the most skilled practitioner of tutuhuabu (earth-printed cloth) in Hotan. He is able not only to print tutuhuabu in several dozen different styles but also to design and carve the wooden stamp blocks used for printing. The patterns of the tutuhuabu he prints are based mainly on stylized, abstract flowers and geometric figures, together with images of architectural components and tools of production as well as symbols such as the wan (an auspicious Buddhist emblem) and the crossed-cross motifs; he has also devoted attention to absorbing the decorative traditions of Han culture.
Honors & Recognition
One of the inheritors he has trained is now able to print printed cloth independently. In 2002, Yaoerdaxi Ahong received the Outstanding Artisan Award of the Hotan Prefecture.
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