Page 917 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht
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YAO QUAN XING
            Chéngdū, Síchuān Province
            circa 1890-1940























            Perhaps it is fitting that one of the oldest cities in China should be home to a silversmith that practices one of
            the oldest silver techniques in the entire 1200 year old Chinese silver making heritage.

            Filigree silver making has been part of the Chinese silver landscape since the Tang and Sung Dynasties. The
            style  of  Yao  Quan  Xing  is  quite  individualistic  compared  with  masters  practising  the  art  at  the  period  -  the
            nearest comparable silversmith in style is probably Li Sheng, in fact there is a distinct likeness between them.
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