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Lot description
Artist: Chen Zhifo 陳之佛 (1896 - 1962) Long Tailed Birds Ink and color on paper, Yisebiao mount, Horizontal axis, Wooden Framed, Set behind glass Painting (Sight): Length: 70 cm, Width: 52 cm Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with an Artist seal PROVENANCE: Acquired from a prominent collector, representing an important private collections. The collections presented and offered up to auctions from Lot 381 through Lot 464. ARTIST BIO: Chen Zhifo 陳之佛 (1896 - 1962) a master of gongbi bird-and-flower painting and a pioneer of Chinese modern applied arts, was the first Chinese to study pattern design in Japan at government grants. The phrase “pattern design” at that time is equivalent to the idea of “design” today. After returning to China, Chen taught at the Shanghai Oriental Art School, Shanghai Art University, the National Central University and the National College of Art, where he also served as the principal. He was devoted to cultivating professional and excellent artists for China and had made tremendous contributions to art education.