Edutainment > Tong Jingfeng - born 1963

Mongolian Printmakers
Genghis Khan's Second Son - Cha Hetai
copyright Tong Jingfeng

Tong Jingfeng is a wonderful and great story teller who uses the technique of woodblock prints to get his message across. His stories are the glorified history of the Mongolian people from his view. But different from other artists, his focus is not narrowed to the period of Genghis Khan and his sons, but his images cover the history of Mongolia since the bronze age.

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Exhibitions in Japan, the USA and Korea

Tong Jinfeng's prints have received many prizes at art exhibitions and have been published in Mongolian magazines and newspapers. The artist has attracted some worldwide attention: His prints have been exhibited in Japan, the United States of America and in Korea.

Of Mongolian Descent

Tong Jingfeng was born in 1963 in the Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia of China. He is of Mongolian descent. Currently he works as a teacher of fine arts at Jarud Banner Mongolian High School.

So far Tong Jinfeng has created ca. 300 art works. Many of them have been published in state newspapers and periodicals.

Affiliations

• Member of Inner Mongolian Artists Association.
• Member of China Ethnic Group Promotion Association.
• Director of Ethnic Print Study Society.
• Vice-chairman of Jarud Banner Artists Association.

Style and Technique

Mongolian Artists Declaration
Cavalries in War
copyright Tong Jingfeng

As most Mongolian artists, also Tong Jingfeng prefers the technique of the reduction woodblock print. His colors are bold and at the same time sometimes sober. Westerners might not be interested in the history of this astonishing people of grassland nomads. But it is hard not to be fascinated by the images of pugnacious warriors and wild horses as designed by Tong Jingfeng.

Exhibitions and Awards of Tong Jinfeng

Mongolian Printmaking History
Mother of Grassland
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Unfortunately we do not have any precise data for the exhibition and awards milestones mentioned below. Many Asian people have different attitudes that do not necessarily correspond with Western documentation standards.

• The print "Dreamland" acquired the bronze prize of China Baihua Fine Arts Exhibition of Minor Nationalities.
• The print "Culture of Horseback" acquired the prize of Excellence of the 4th China Ethnic Baihua Exhibition.
• The print "Prosperity" acquired the Golden Prize of the 5th China Ethnic Baihua Exhibition;
• The print "Mother of Grassland" acquired the Gold Prize of China Folk Arts and Crafts and Calligraphy Exhibition.
• The print "Green Grass Carpets" was exhibited in Tokyo, Japan.
• The prints "Golden Autumn" and "Auspicious Room" were exhibited in the USA and in Korea.
• The print "Image of Forest" attended the Sino-Japanese Friendship Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition.

Gallery of Tong Jingfeng Woodblock Prints

The following works are a few examples of reduction woodblock prints created by Tong Jingfeng. All prints on display will/were offered in artelino auctions.

Culture of Horseback - Bronze Age

Mongolian Touring Exhibition
Culture of Horseback - Bronze Age
copyright Tong Jingfeng

The image shows a bronze statue of Buddha, surrounded by art objects made of bronze. This print obtained the outstanding prize of the 4th Chinese Ethnic 100 Flowers Fine Arts Exhibition.

The print was created in 2000 in the technique of reduction woodblock prints. The edition size is 20.

The Poet of Yuan Dynasty - Sa Duci

Jie Rentai - Biography
The Poet of Yuan Dynasty - Sa Duci
copyright Tong Jingfeng

This image shows a portrait of the famous Yuan Dynasty poet Sa Duci. He is an ethnic Hue. The print was shown at the Mongolian Touring Exhibition. It had the catalog number 62.

The edition size of this reduction woodblock print is only 10.

Genghis Khan's Oldest Son - Shuchi

Biography of Han Daiqin
Genghis Khan's Oldest Son - Shuchi
copyright Tong Jingfeng

This woodblock print took place in the Mongolian Touring Exhibition. It had the catalog number 16. The art work shows the portrait of the oldest son of Genghis Khan, Shuchi. He holds a sword and a treasure box in his hands.

The print was made in an edition of 20.

Dieter Wanczura
(September 2007, updated July 2009)

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