Taiwan Craft Home - Ko Ching-Chung (Shengsing Buddhist Kingdom) Introduction
Craftsman: Ke Jin-Zhong, born in 1965, began learning the art of Buddhist statue crafting in 1977 and has been creating for over forty years. Specialization: Traditional figures, Buddhist and deity statue carving, lacquer line carving, and painting. Direction of work: Creating wood carvings adorned with lacquer lines, innovating traditional crafts and ensuring their transmission. Creative philosophy: In traditional craft creation, the carving of images, whether through precise knife skills or delicate carving, can flow seamlessly and effortlessly. In innovative crafts, he uniquely embellishes the natural wood's rich color with intricate lacquer lines, gold leaf, painting, and gemstone inlays, allowing the Buddhist and deity statues to express both solemnity and grandeur, thereby showcasing the creator's unique craftsmanship. Continuity, learning, and recreation are the core principles of his work, interpreting traditional Buddhist statue carving processes innovatively, preserving and transmitting traditional techniques, while actively researching, learning, and developing new momentum and creativity, breathing new life into traditional crafts, and ensuring their continuous evolution.
Ke Jinzhong
Ke Jinzhong
