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Ink and watercolor on paper. Featuring an old man and child. Signed and attributed to Fan Zeng (Chinese, born 1938). 136 x 68 cm. Fan Zeng is contemporary Chinese artist known for his mastery of traditional Chinese painting techniques. His works fuse elements of landscape, flower-and-bird, and figure painting, as well as forms of poetry and calligraphy. He held solo exhibitions in Japan throughout the 1980s, and participated in various exhibitions in Asia. In addition, he has received numerous awards in design and painting. He became a professor of Eastern Art at Nankai University, and was made department head in 1993. The artist currently lives and works in Beijing, China. PROVENANCE: T. Ng Collection (Toronto, ON).