Zhang Fang
张芳
Zhang Fang is a master of Chinese New Year woodblock print making (nianhua) from Yangliuqing, Tianjin. A fifth-generation print artist, she carves pear wood blocks and prints using traditional mineral…
Zhang Fang is a master of Chinese New Year woodblock print making (nianhua) from Yangliuqing, Tianjin. A fifth-generation print artist, she carves pear wood blocks and prints using traditional mineral pigments. She has revived lost patterns by studying Ming and Qing dynasty prints in museum collections and trains apprentices at the Yangliuqing Nianhua Museum.
Heritage DNA
Classification
National Inheritor
Status
active
Year of Birth
1967
Age
59 years
Location
Beijing
Region
North China
Next Master
Li Xiangting
李祥霆
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