Wu Shengmao
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1974 he entered the Palace Museum and studied the tilework technique of ancient architecture under Wen Rongguang.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in May 1956 in Beijing. He is a representative bearer of the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects in official-style ancient building construction craftsmanship (the Palace Museum, Beijing). He has taken part in and directed the repair, reconstruction and ground re-paving projects of many buildings in the Palace Museum as well as quality inspection work, adhering to traditional craft methods in construction. He emphasizes the transmission of traditional craft and the systematization of theory, writing the chapters Tilework and Stonework for The Construction Craftsmanship of Official-Style Buildings of the Qing Dynasty, and has repeatedly given theoretical and practical training in the four trades, including official-style tilework, to construction personnel of the Palace Museum and other ancient building units, taking Bao Jie and others as disciples.
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