Shao Meihan

04-1762Paper-cuttingTraditional Fine ArtsLuxi, YunnanBatch 4 (2012)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, of Dai ethnicity, born in February 1963 in Mangshi, Yunnan Province. Immersed in her surroundings from childhood, she developed a deep interest in the paper-cuttings required for sacrificial rites and Buddhist offering ceremonies in Dai communities. After three decades of accumulated experience she has gained a sound command of Dai paper-cutting and has carried on the folk art tradition of the Dai people. She uses this ancient art to depict Dai life, producing works of strong local flavour and vivid imagery that have formed a distinctive artistic style of her own. She is active in transmitting Dai paper-cutting, taking apprentices in her village, serving as a training instructor in Mangshi and teaching the craft in university classrooms, and has worked effectively to promote the transmission and development of Dai paper-cutting.

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of paper-cutting (Dai paper-cutting), a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Her works have repeatedly been selected for exhibitions of various kinds and have won awards.

References & Archival Sources

Shao Meihan · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Paper-cutting
Item code: Ⅶ-16
Category: Traditional Fine Arts
Region: Luxi, Yunnan
Born: 1963.02.04
Batch: Batch 4 (2012)

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