Fang Xuebin
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in January 1956, a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. He is a national representative bearer of Fine Gold and Silver Work Craftsmanship, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is a senior arts and crafts artist and a technician of fine gold and silver work. In 1975 he studied under the renowned craftsmen Shen Peikun and Du Fang, and he specializes in the research and creation of metal art. He has mastered the techniques of fine gold and silver work, including repoussé, chasing, carving, openwork, filigree, inlay, enamel and burnishing, and he founded the craft of forged copper. His work has formed an artistic character that is refined, delicate, vigorous and elegant. He took part in the design and production of large fine gold and silver ornamental pieces such as the Armillary Sphere (Hun Tian Yi) and the Sinan Compass Instrument (Si Nan Yi). His large fine gold and silver ornamental piece Grand Canal Dragon Boat (Da Yun Long Zhou) received the gold award of the 2015 Hundred Flowers Cup China Arts and Crafts Fine Works Prize, presented by the China Arts and Crafts Association.
Honors & Recognition
He has independently designed and created large fine gold and silver ornamental pieces such as Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Prosperity (Long Feng Cheng Xiang), Phoenix Chariot Drawn by Deer (Lu La Feng Che), Passenger Boat on the Bian River (Bian He Ke Zhou) and Zheng He's Treasure Ship (Zheng He Bao Chuan), and he has repeatedly won national-level awards.
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