A Chinese Sculptor Forms Western Ideas

By Zoe Ingalls

Towson, Md. -- A terra-cotta warrior stands off to one side of the studio Hou Rong shares with other graduate art students at Towson State University. The plaster molds that Mr. Rong used to make the life-size statue are stacked in front of it, obscuring its legs and feet.

The warrior's head and torso --...