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Bringing Bronze Back to Everyday Life

Zhu Junmin

Continuing his family legacy, Zhu Junmin is one of the most influential inheritors of China’s bronze architectural techniques. With over 30 years dedicated to bronze craftsmanship, he has contributed to some of the most representative and contemporary architectural works in modern China, including Xiangji Temple in Hangzhou, Dongji Pagoda, the main venue of the G20 Hangzhou Summit, and the Hangzhou National Version Museum.

In the realm of art, he has created works such as Molten Bronze Zen Paintings, Molten Bronze Offerings, and Langcai Bronze Paintings. Together with his father, Zhu Bingren, he built China’s first Bronze Sculpture Art Museum – the Jiangnan Bronze House.

In 2008, he founded the brand “Zhu Bingren · Bronze” and established a cultural and creative art gallery at the Palace Museum. Through the modern interpretation of traditional aesthetics, he has brought traditional bronze culture back into everyday life, revitalizing a craft that had been gradually fading in contemporary China.

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Honors and Titles

-Master of Arts and Crafts of Zhejiang Province

-National Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Inheritor of Bronze Sculpture

-Senior Arts and Crafts Specialist of Zhejiang Province

-Vice President, Zhejiang Association of Intellectuals

-Vice Chairman, Zhejiang Folk Literature and Art Association

-Founder of the brand “Zhu Bingren · Bronze”

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Publications / Academic Papers

2010Fanyin Da Tong – Zhu Bingren Art Collection

2014Bronze Sculpture Techniques

2014Zhu Bingren & Zhu Junmin: Two Generations of Bronze Architecture Art

2014Selected Works of Chinese Folk Museums – Intangible Cultural Heritage

2018Research on the Inheritance and Development of Bronze Sculpture Techniques

2018Zhu Bingren Bronze Sculpture Art Museum

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Key Patents

  • 2003 – Purple-Gold Engraved Bronze Sculpture Technique
  • 2003 – Multi-Etching Cast-Like Bronze Technique and Its Products
  • 2008 – Mold-Free Controllable Metal Casting Method
  • 2012 – Self-Hardening Sculpture Clay and Its Preparation Method
  • 2012 – Surface Treatment Method for Achieving Black-Gold Effect on Bronze Works
  • 2013 – Process for Achieving Black-Bronze with Silver or Gold Effects on Copper Products
  • 2014 – Thermal Coloring Process for Copper Product Surfaces
  • 2016 – Rapid Organic Anti-Corrosion Protective Coating for Metal Surfaces
  • 2018 – Metal Artwork Casting and Forming Method
  • 2019 – Production Method for Copper Murals
  • 2019 – Surface Treatment Method for Achieving Coffee Color on Copper Artworks
  • 2020 – Processing Method for Golden Oxide Film on Brass Products