Li Jianguo
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1974 he entered the Palace Museum and, under the veteran stonework technician Liu Qingxian, engaged in the repair and conservation of stonework in heritage buildings.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in March 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 is skilled in stone carving, and by means of a special method of drawing patterns and stone-working techniques he restored the coloured ice-crack patterned stone wall on the west side of the Jianfu Palace Garden in the Palace Museum, meeting high-quality requirements of attractive pattern, harmonious colour and a solid wall. He emphasizes the transmission of the craft, summarizing his personal stonework techniques and special methods and passing them on to others, with Wei Minghao as his disciple.
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