Li Xianlu
Lineage & School of Heritage
Li Xianlu is the third-generation inheritor of the family tradition of Tantou woodblock New Year picture production. From the age of fourteen he learned the craft from his father, Li Chubei, and worked in the Jinyumei New Year Painting Workshop operated by his father.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Afterwards, owing to historical circumstances such as the Cultural Revolution, his New Year picture production was interrupted for a time; he resumed production after retiring from the factory in 1988. His technique is masterly, and he commands the complete range of Tantou woodblock New Year picture processes, including block carving, printing, and coloring. He is one of the few most senior and highly skilled New Year painting artists in the Tantou area today.
Honors & Recognition
Male, of the Han ethnic group, born in 1934 in Longhui, Hunan; he died in 2010. He was a national representative bearer of Tantou Woodblock New Year Pictures, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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