Huang Tu-Shan

Huang Tu-Shan (1926-December 23, 2020) was a Taiwanese bamboo weaving artisan. He was born in Zhushan, Nantou County, Taiwan. During the Japanese colonial period, he was admitted into the Zhushan County Bamboo Craft Training Institute to study Japanese-styled bamboo and rattan weaving. He dedicated himself to the research, creation, and education of bamboo craft for a long time and was an important promoter of bamboo weaving in Taiwan.
==Life==
Huang Tu-shan was born in 1926 in Nantou, Taiwan. After graduating from Zhushan Public School in 1939, he was admitted into the Zhushan County Bamboo Craft Training Institute, where he stayed on as an apprentice after graduating and continued to learn from two Japanese teachers, Ikeda and Futagami, laying a solid foundation in bamboo weaving. In 1953, he began teaching at the Chiayi Craft Training Institute. In 1954, Yen Shui-Long launched the Nantou County Handicrafts Research Group, and Huang Tu-Shan served as an intern instructor in bamboo weaving. In 1957, Huang Tu-Shan was hired by the Taiwan Handicraft Promotion Center (THPC) as an instructor for the bambooworking training class in Guanmiao, Tainan. 
After the establishment of the Nantou County Handicrafts Research Center (which was reorganized as the Taiwan Province Handicraft Research Center in 1973 and the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute in 2010), Huang Tu-Shan was hired as a technician in 1964 until his retirement. After retiring, he continued to focus on creation and transmission of bamboo art, and was deeply involved in research, creation, and education of bamboo weaving, making him an important promoter of Taiwan's bamboo craftsmanship. He passed away on December 23, 2020, at the age of ninety-four.
==Style and Works==
Huang Tu-Shan specializes in many traditional bamboo weaving techniques, including 松花水紋, 文掛編, chrysanthemum plaiting, mountain path plaiting, wrapped rim, pine needle plaiting, pottery-based plaiting, bamboo branch pattern, hexagonal plaiting, interlaced triangular plaiting, square plaiting, twill plaiting, windmill plaiting, mat plaiting, single and double bull's-eye plaiting.
===Works===
Arrow-Patterned Vase, 1991, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute collection.
Plum Blossom-Patterned Vase, 1994, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute collection.
Triangle-Patterned Vase, 1994, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute collection. 
松花紋花器, 1994, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute collection. 
Water Grass-Patterned Vase, 1999, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute collection. 
Interlaced Bull’s Eye Vase, 2002, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute collection.
==Honors and Exhibitions==
1993 National Heritage Award, Ministry of Education.
1997 Huang Tu-Shan Bamboo Weaving Art Special Exhibition, Taichung County Cultural Center.
1998 2nd Important Folk Artists and Artisans-Traditional Crafts, Ministry of Education.
2002 Huang Tu-Shan Bamboo Weaving Art Exhibition, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Nantou County. 
2004 Certified as the Taiwan Crafts Workshop by National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Center.
2008 National Craft Achievement Award, Ministry of Culture.
2010 Designated as the Preserver of the Important Traditional Art-Bamboo Weaving Craft, Ministry of Culture.
Category:1926 births
Category:People from Nantou County
Category:Taiwanese people
Category:Bamboo weaving
Category:Artisans