LION HEAD AND DRAGON IN THE MAKING

 

IPOH: Lion head maker Teh Wing Liang is seen busy putting the finishing touch to a lion head, at his Taman Melor shop house.

 

TEH WING LIANG PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCH ON THE LION HEAD

 

Teh, 46, a proprietor of Zhong Shen Trading specialized in making lion head, dragon, snake and mosquito, using bamboo and papier-mache.

 

BUSY COLORING A PART OF THE LION HEAD

 

He started the business way back in 1996, out of interest in art and culture related matters. His interest in the subject encouraged him to self-study how to make the paper mache objects.

 

LION HEAD READY FOR DELIVERY

    
 

Teh said that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, which follows with MCO, CMCO, RMCO, people still make order for the lion head and dragon, however there was a dropped of 48% sales compared to less CNY season.

 

SKELETON VIEW OF A LION HEAD

 

“There are orders coming from Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, and some orders are exported to Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

 

BUSY PAINTING THE LION HEAD

 

“The duration of making one lion head takes about four days while the dragon may take one week,” he said.

 

FINISHING WITH A CHINESE CHARACTER