Liu Aiyun
Lineage & School of Heritage
She studied under Yu Zhenhui, a renowned veteran artist of Hunan embroidery, and mastered the Xiangxiu stitch method (the stitch technique used in Hunan embroidery specifically for embroidering animals and beasts). Building on this foundation, she continually summarized her experience and innovated, producing a number of influential works such as Yinshui Hu (Tiger Drinking Water) and Xiongshi (Male Lion).
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, of Han ethnicity, born in 1938, a native of Changsha, Hunan Province. She was a national representative bearer of Hunan Embroidery, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts. Liu Aiyun worked in Hunan embroidery for more than fifty years. She excelled at embroidering flowers and birds, animals, and human figures, and was particularly renowned for her lions and tigers. Her representative works include Bainiao Chaofeng (Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix), Qunxian Zhushou Tu (Immortals Offering Long Life), and Baihu Tou (White Tiger Head), among others.
Honors & Recognition
She also distilled her own experience into an accessible theory of technique, training a number of young embroiderers who specialized in the Pengmao zhen (bristling-fur) stitch.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Hunan Embroidery Ⅶ-19
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