Wannen Tin Art Museum Introduction
Chen Wan-neng Tin Art Studio is a tin art studio co-founded by national treasure tin art master Chen Wan-neng and his sons, Chen Chih-yang and Chen Chih-sheng, who are both registered as traditional tin craft preservers in Taiwan's Craft House and Changhua County. Tin is a metal with a silver-gray luster, and its craft involves casting and engraving various objects using a tin-lead alloy. This craft is often seen in historical wedding or religious rituals and has a history of over a hundred years in Taiwan. Lugang, in particular, experienced a prosperous peak starting from the late Qing Dynasty's Jiaqing era, with as many as six to ten tin shops operating at one point, and the area known as Tin Workshop Street, where master craftsmen and apprentices were spread across the island engaged in supplying tinware.
Interior of Wan Neng Tin Shop
