Tang Suguo
Lineage & School of Heritage
He studied under his father Tang Zibo, graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1966, and after several intervening posts returned to work at his alma mater.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Associate researcher at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In nearly fifty years of artistic creation he has drawn on the strengths of many masters and constantly absorbed the essence of diverse cultures. His works concentrate on portraying the expressions and inner spirit of his figures, and most are accompanied by calligraphy and painting executed by his own hand. His representative works include Zhong Kui, Chang Mei (The Long-Eyebrowed Arhat) and Wei Tuo (Skanda). He is the author of Paintings and Sketches of the Dough-Figurine Master Tang Zibo, A Grand Survey of Chinese Folk Art and The Making of Dough Figurines. He has held exhibitions and lectured in nearly thirty countries and regions, raising the artistic standing of dough figurines across the board and bringing this Chinese folk art to the world.
Honors & Recognition
Male, Han ethnicity, born in May 1933 in Beijing, died in March 2015. He was a national representative bearer of dough figurines (Tang family dough figurines), a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Dough Figurines Ⅶ-52
- Dough Figurines Ⅶ-52
- Dough Figurines Ⅶ-52
- Dough Figurines Ⅶ-52
- Dough Figurines Ⅶ-52
- Dough Figurines Ⅶ-52
Profile
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