Part one told you the story of how one iron artist dedicated her life to the craft. Now, here’s how artists like her create intricate patterns from slabs of iron. Iron art is an ancient Chinese art form that was revived as modern China was established.

This is part two of the sixth episode of our “Artisans” series, where we explore China’s rich art history and its dedicated creators.

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0:00 Iron painting
0:35 All fired up
3:15 From apprentice to artist

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Producer: Lyn Yang
Videographer: Patrick Wong
Editor: Gavin Wong
Mastering: Victor Peña

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