Shi Jiumei
Lineage & School of Heritage
Shi Jiumei was born into a family of tiaohua (cross-stitch) practitioners in Zouqiao Village, Xinkai Town, the hometown of Huangmei cross-stitch work. She began learning tiaohua from her mother and elder sisters at the age of seven; later she continually sought out teachers and visited fellow craftswomen, and her skill matured steadily. She gradually formed an artistic style marked by even and meticulous stitches, exquisite and perfectly balanced compositions, and bright, lively coloring.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, of Han ethnicity, born in 1951, a native of Huangmei, Hubei Province. Tiaohua products cover a wide variety of everyday articles, such as quilt covers, tablecloths, and curtains; the designs and motifs number as many as forty-four, including plants, animals, and figures from Chinese opera. Today she continues to collect traditional tiaohua patterns and to pursue innovation. Her representative works include Feng Zhui Feng (Phoenix Chasing Phoenix), Furu Donghai (Fortune as Vast as the Eastern Sea), Beimian Lianhuaxin (Quilt Cover: Lotus Heart), and Beimian Shuangfeng Chaoyang (Quilt Cover: Twin Phoenixes Facing the Sun), among others.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Tiaohua (Huangmei Tiaohua), a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
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