Culture&Life | Inheritor of dough sculpture handicraft in Liaoning dedicates to the innovation and promotion of the art-Xinhua
Culture&Life | Inheritor of dough sculpture handicraft in Liaoning dedicates to the innovation and promotion of the art
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-03-15 20:10:17
Chen Qunhou arranges his dough sculpture work in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
YINGKOU, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qunhou, 67, is the fifth-generation inheritor of Chen's dough sculpture, a renowned dough handicraft in Yingkou.
Chen has improved the coloring techniques of dough sculpture by integrating artistic elements from wood carving, clay sculpture, jade carving and oil painting into the traditional art form. He also promoted the dough sculpture art at schools and nursing homes, aiming to cultivate a deeper appreciation for it among a wider audience.
Chen Qunhou trims a dough sculpture work in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou kneads dough with pigment in preparation for a class in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou makes a dough sculpture work in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou makes a dough sculpture work in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou makes a dough sculpture work in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou packages dough sculpture works in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou packages his dough sculpture work in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou teaches dough sculpture making skills to students at a school in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou teaches dough sculpture making skills to students at a school in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)Chen Qunhou (R) and his wife sit on the bench for a rest in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)■
