Author: Fang, John M.S. et al.
Title: Fang Zhaoling Portfolio
Description: Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. 1984. First edition. Folio. Softcover. Very good (First page loose). 76 Pages, illustrated in colour. Fang Zhaoling (1914 ? 2006) was a Chinese painter and calligrapher. She was the mother of Hong Kong politician Anson Chan. Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, she lost her father when she was very young. With the support of her mother Fang began studying calligraphy and painting. In her teens, the young artist was sent to the U.K. to pursue her studies. She studied under great artists like Chao Shao-an and Chang Dai-chien and attended both the University of Hong Kong and Oxford University. Fang continued to work throughout her 80s, and in 1996 received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Hong Kong. In 2005, Fang donated 42 of her paintings to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. These are housed alongside a joint piece that she painted with Zhang Daqian.

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