Li Chunke
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1964 he joined the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory, studying successively under Yang Shijun and Sun Sen in bird-and-flower carving and figure carving respectively.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in March 1949, a native of Beijing. He is a Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts and an expert receiving the special government allowance of the Beijing Municipal Government. From 1975 to 1976 he studied at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, and in 1983 he attended the Han and Tang craft research seminar at Northwest University. He is skilled in carving ivory, wood, bamboo and horn, and his works observe the principles of "designing according to the material, fresh themes, refined knife work, a balance of complexity and simplicity, and the unity of form and spirit with emphasis on spirit resonance". His representative works include "The Night Revels of Han Xizai", "Gathering in the Western Garden" and "Amitabha". He attaches great importance to transmitting the craft, training Mu Huaimin and Yang Miao in bird-and-flower carving and Li Yunfang, Ma Juncai, Jia Chunming, Mu Huaimin, Wang Hong, Kang Xiaoming, Wang Yu, Zhang Yong and Li Yang in figure carving.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of ivory carving, a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Xiangya Carving Ⅶ-27
- Xiangya Carving Ⅶ-27
- Xiangya Carving Ⅶ-27
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