YAP HONG NGEE
b. Pahang, 1943

PROSPERITY I, 2020

Signed and sealed (lower left)
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
34 cm x 34 cm

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叶逢仪
生于彭亨，1943年

富贵88（发发） I, 2020

艺术家签名及钤印（左下）
设色纸本
34 cm x 34 cm

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Yap Hong Ngee was born in Pahang in 1943. Inspired by his teacher, he began to learn drawing during secondary school. In 1959, he successfully won the grand prize in the National Youth Art Competition held within the country.

In 1966, Yap headed to Tokyo, Japan and studied there for 8 years. At the Tokyo University of the Arts, he was taught Japanese arts by established artists such as Seihyo Tanaka and Hirayama Ikuo. After that, he went to Waseda University where he majored in Japanese Art History. During his time in Japan, Yap has held numerous solo exhibitions across 10 regions, including Tokyo and Nagoya.

Yap has been dedicated to promoting art education since returning to Malaysia by setting up art learning centres. He continued to organise more than 60 solo exhibitions in various places, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Bangkok. In 1994, Yap refined his floral and birds painting skills at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, China.

As the President of the Malaysian Shui-Mo Art Society and member of the International Contemporary Ink Painting Association, Yap's artworks are much sought after and collected by the National Visual Arts Gallery, Waseda University as well as local and overseas collectors.

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在1943年生于彭亨文德甲的叶逢仪，早年受教育于尊孔中学，受恩师启蒙，习画多年。1959年，他参加了国家主办之全国少年绘画赛，并荣获大奖。1966年，叶逢仪赴日本东京留学，8年期间曾进入东京艺术大学当研究生并专修日本画，师从田中青坪、平山郁夫先生。之后，他考进早稻田大学文学部美术史学科，主修东洋美术四年，获学士后。留学期间，他在日本东京、名古屋等10个地方举办个展数十次。

1974年回国后，叶逢仪致力推广美术教育，设立了艺术中心教导水墨画、儿童美术等，并继续在新加坡、吉隆坡、台北、曼谷、东京各地举办个展60余次。1990 年，他受邀参加深圳第二届国际水墨画展及研讨会。1994年，他前往北京中央美术学院进修花鸟画。现任马来西亚雪隆水墨画会会长、国际现代水墨画联盟会员的叶逢仪，作品为马来西亚国家画廊、早稻田大学以及海内外收藏家所收藏。

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33.7 x 33.7 cm