Luan Shujuan

05-2590Paper-cuttingTraditional Fine ArtsYantai, ShandongBatch 5 (2018)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han ethnicity, born in March 1956 in Qixia City, Shandong Province. She began learning paper-cutting from her grandmother at the age of 10 and has since devoted herself to research, creation and transmission in the craft. Building on the inherited traditional realistic style, she emphasizes subjective expression. Her cut patterns are remarkably lifelike, delicate and refined, developing the fine and lively characteristics of Yantai paper-cutting.

Honors & Recognition

A national representative bearer of Paper-cutting (Yantai paper-cutting), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Works such as Ping An Ao Yun (Peace and the Olympics), Long Feng Cheng Xiang (Dragon and Phoenix Bring Prosperity) and Bai Zi Shou (A Hundred Sons and Longevity) have been exhibited and have won awards. In 2011 the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture awarded her the title of Outstanding Rural Cultural Talent of Shandong Province. She has long been dedicated to transmitting Yantai paper-cutting, and more than seventy bearers from all over the country have studied under her.

References & Archival Sources

Luan Shujuan · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Paper-cutting
Item code: Ⅶ-16
Category: Traditional Fine Arts
Region: Yantai, Shandong
Born: —
Batch: Batch 5 (2018)

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