Li Anmin
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnic group, born in March 1941 in Datong, Shanxi Province. National representative bearer of Copperware Making Craftsmanship (Datong copperware making craftsmanship), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is a senior arts and crafts artist. At the age of 18 he entered the copperware trade, studying electrical work, casting, lathe work, bench fitting and copper craft under the artisans Ma Shoucai and Zhang Wende. In 1978 he transferred to the Datong Metal Craft Factory, and in 1996 he established the Datong Tianyichang Arts and Crafts Factory. In the course of this he carried out product research, development and innovation on the basis of traditional copperware making, achieving a perfect combination of artistry and practicality. He now offers eight major series and more than two hundred varieties in over three hundred and fifty patterns, among which the Nine Dragons Racing to the Moon relief copper hotpot is regarded as unsurpassed.
Honors & Recognition
For many years he has been committed to training reserve talent, having brought up more than ten senior technical specialists in total, and he has established the Datong Copperware Transmission Workshop and the Datong Copperware Exhibition Centre.
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