Danzengduojie
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he learned the sewing of Tibetan costume from his father. He later pursued his training as an apprentice in various places, and after the age of twenty ran his own workshop, gradually becoming a Tibetan costume artisan renowned throughout his district.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Tibetan ethnic group, born in November 1946 in Yushu City, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The robes he sews are cut to fit exactly and finished with meticulous workmanship. At the age of forty he gathered idle young people in the village and taught them the sewing of Tibetan costume free of charge; some of them later became outstanding Tibetan costume makers. He holds that sewing Tibetan costume is not merely a means of earning a living but also a source of physical and mental delight, and that more people should learn the craft so that it may be transmitted widely.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Tibetan Costume, a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. After the age of sixty he began to take on large numbers of disciples, in particular people with disabilities who had no other skills.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
- Tibetan Costume Ⅹ-113
Profile
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