Artist: Feng Zikai (1898-1975)

Date: Modern

Dimensions: Height 67.2 cm, Width 33.3 cm

Material: Ink and color on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • celebrate anniversary hanging scroll feng zikai modern ink and color paper

Feng Zikai (1898-1975), originally named Feng Run, was a native of Tongxiang, Zhejiang. He studied painting under Li Shutong and literature under Xia Mianzun, and later studied in Japan. He served as the first president of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. His caricatures are simple, vivid, and humorous, illustrating poetry within everyday life. A pioneer of modern Chinese caricature art, he is celebrated as the "Father of Chinese Caricature". This work was created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic of China, depicting crowds watching National Day fireworks. This is a scene of joyous celebration rendered with an unadorned and enduring charm.

【Special Exhibition】 An Everlasting Spring: The Art of Painting and Calligraphy in Shanghai