Ink and watercolor on paper. Featuring a landscape scene. Signed and attributed to Luo Pufu (Chinese, b.1989), inscribed with two artist seals. 34 x 60 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.

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