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Level Star, Cai Fu, nickname"Iron Arm"

Liu Xiaoping2000-2004

Huaren Contemporary Art Museum

Huaren Contemporary Art Museum
Chongqing, China

Cai Fu and his younger brother, Cai Qing, are from Daming Prefecture. Both of them used to work as jailers and executioners in the prison in Daming Prefecture. Cai Fu is nicknamed "Iron Arm" because of his great strength and expertise in performing smooth executions by beheading. Cai Fu is one of the chief executioners of Liangshan. Later, he is critically injured at the battle of Qingxi County during the campaign against the rebel leader Fang La and eventually dies from his wounds.

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  • Title: Level Star, Cai Fu, nickname"Iron Arm"
  • Creator: Liu Xiaoping
  • Date: 2000-2004
  • Type: Root Carving
  • Physical Format: Length: 51cm Width: 32cm Height: 100cm
  • Medium: Fossilized Wood
  • Artist's Nationality: China
  • Artist's Gender: Male
  • Artist's Dates: 1970.02-
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