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- He exhibited a talent for crafts and a sense of motivation from a young age. He used to collect camphor wood to make spinning tops as a kid.
- The master of lacquer arts was also trained in the fields of Eastern gouache and sculpture. He also practices judo, tennis, and golf.
- He also scaled Jade Mountain, Taiwan's highest peak, at the age of 82. The resulting lacquer piece has become of his most-recognized works.
Read more about the artist here or scroll down for pictures.
Wang (right) is pictured alongside his mentor's wife.
Wang was born during the period of Japanese rule of Taiwan to a well-off family. One of his earliest memories was on the days-long preparation the entire clan made – from facial threading and tailoring new clothes to borrowing shoes – for a family photoshoot when he was 4 years old.
His mentor, Japanese lacquer master Komo Tozan (河面冬山), was a teacher at the Tokyo Fine Arts school who was recognized as an intangible cultural asset by the Japanese government in 1952.
His most recent works include: 2001 – Ascending Dragon
2002 – Boar Tusk Hat of the Paiwan Tribe
2002 – Daybreak
2003 – Longevity
2008 – Moonlight Beauty
2006 – Yushan (Jade Mountain)
2010 – Landscape of Cao-Xie-Dun