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Wuhu Tiehua

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

 

 

Wuhu Tiehua is an art form that hammering art out of iron, which first started in the city of Wuhu in the seventeenth century. Tang Peng, a local blacksmith was considered a master of the artwork turned iron into the image of boats, flowers, insects, and landscape, which gained national attention in the 18th century.

Tiehua in the Palace Museum, 2012

 

Since the 20th century, tiehua began to be imported to the United States and Europe. They have been on various exhibitions, preserved in museums, and introduced in the journals as an unique oriental art on the market.

 Tiehua at Philadelphia Museum of Arts, 2011

Tiehua were celebrated both in Chinese and English for its unique aesthetics as well as

Four Gentlemen at Philadelphia Museum of Arts, 2011