Dough sculpture, or colloquially known as dough figurine, is a traditional Chinese handicraft and an intangible cultural heritage item that used to be popular among children all over China.
Over the past three years, Kang Jian has created more than 400 dough sculptures and become a city-level inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage in Mohe, Heilongjiang …
In the three years since Kang Jian devoted himself to the art of sculpting with dough, he has created more than 400 pieces and become a city-level inheritor of the intangible …
The craft is known as "dough sculpture", an ancient folk art that used to be widely spread across north China. It can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220), when dough sculptures were mainly used as offerings in ritual activities.
The typical dough sculpture of northern Shanxi Province is the pudgy baby. The dough is fermented and steamed to depict the crawling, running, and lovely gestures of the …
A display of Wang Dongmei's dough sculptures. [Photo by Wang Fan/for chinadaily] Over the past years, Wang Dongmei has created numerous dough …
Dough sculpture is a traditional sculpture art made of edible flour and glutinous rice flour, which is popular throughout China. The production of most of the dough sculptures is based on animals …