Wang Xuejun
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1982 he joined the China Bookstore, where he worked with his father Wang Zengren on the restoration, binding, and repair of ancient books, while also studying various ancient book restoration techniques under restoration technicians such as Zhao Shufeng.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in May 1964 in Beijing. National representative bearer of Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship (Ancient Book Restoration Craftsmanship), a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has taken part in the restoration of numerous ancient books, including the Yuan-dynasty edition of the Tong Jian Ji Shi Ben Mo (Comprehensive Mirror, Arranged by Event), the Ming-dynasty edition of the Li Shi Cang Shu and Xu Cang Shu (Li's Collected Works and Their Continuation), and the Qing Kangxi palace edition of the Xing Lu Sheng Dian (Grand Ceremony of the Favoring of Lu); his handling is practiced, his technique conforms to the standards, and his work restores the old as the old. He stresses the transmission of techniques, has held several training courses in ancient book restoration, and together with other technicians has trained the apprentice Xu Xiaojing.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
- Mounting and Restoration Craftsmanship Ⅷ-136
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