Yang Yun
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Yang Yun, Female, Han, from Shanghai, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Gutaoci Restoration Craftsmanship (Ⅷ-220). The tradition is documented in Shanghai. Within the regional tradition and school record of Gutaoci Restoration Craftsmanship in Shanghai: This craft is mainly divided into five major steps—cleaning, bonding, filling, polishing, and coloring—and its difficulty lies in the filling part, which requires that the color and texture after coloring match the original object and achieve an integrated, seamless effect. In the late Qing, Shanghai became the country's largest commercial port and economic center as well as its largest artwork distribution hub; antique shops of every kind sprang up everywhere, and the modern ancient ceramic restoration craft thus gradually developed and was transmitted. The modern ancient ceramic restoration craft was born in the early years of the Republic of China.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Yang Yun is anchored in the documented technical standards of Gutaoci Restoration Craftsmanship in Shanghai. Within the documented technical tradition of Gutaoci Restoration Craftsmanship in Shanghai: The ancient ceramic restoration craft is one of the representative traditional restoration crafts with a long history in our country. Shanghai's ancient ceramic restoration craft takes Shanghai Municipality as its core area and radiates to surrounding regions. Shanghai is located in the east of our country, with a favorable geographic position. In the filling-and-matching step, a filler must be tailored to match the body color and texture similar to those of the original object. During the coloring process, the filled-in parts must be painted with patterns that accord with the original object, while also imitating the luster and texture of its glaze, so that the restored part becomes one with the original, achieving a 'broken mirror made whole' effect that meets the requirements of display and collection. The ancient ceramic restoration craft developed on the basis of the profound Chinese ceramic culture and the appreciative tastes and interests of scholars and connoisseurs. Its exquisite craftsmanship interprets the craftsmanship spirit and creativity of the Chinese nation, and its unique perfect-restoration technique manifests people's pursuit of the complete beauty of ancient ceramics. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Documented Process Records": In the filling-and-matching step, a filler must be tailored to match the body color and texture similar to those of the original object.
Documented Process Records
In the filling-and-matching step, a filler must be tailored to match the body color and texture similar to those of the original object.
Core Technique I
The ancient ceramic restoration craft is one of the representative traditional restoration crafts with a long history in our country.
Core Technique II
Shanghai's ancient ceramic restoration craft takes Shanghai Municipality as its core area and radiates to surrounding regions.
Core Technique III
Shanghai is located in the east of our country, with a favorable geographic position.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Yang Yun was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Gutaoci Restoration Craftsmanship, with Shanghai as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Gutaoci Restoration Craftsmanship in Shanghai: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2021 (batch 5), with Shanghai as its declared area, and Shanghai Museum as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
In the late Qing, Shanghai became the country's largest commercial port and economic center as well as its largest artwork distribution hub; antique shops of every kind sprang up everywhere, and the modern ancient ceramic restoration craft thus gradually developed and was transmitted. The modern ancient ceramic restoration craft was born in the early years of the Republic of China.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Daoyin | Zhangning, Shanghai | 05-2897 | Other regional school |
| Yang Yun | Shanghai | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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