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Vigorous Life, Vivid Expressions
As water and ink land on paper, colour springs forth and turns into life, as if it were cast with a spell. Fix your gaze on Chao Shao-an's works and follow the birds and insects as they meander through the woods, setting your heart aflutter amid vibrant flowers.
Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998)
Night-blooming cereus
1962
Hanging scroll, ink and
colour on paper
84 x 30 cm
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage
Museum
HM2009.39.3
Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998)
Night-blooming cereus
1969
Album leaf, ink and colour on
paper
30.5 x 37.8 cm
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage
Museum
HM1998.103.4
Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998)
Sunflower
1967
Vertical scroll, ink and colour on
paper
150 x 62 cm
Collection
of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
HM1993.47.15
Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998)
Sunflower
Not
dated
Album leaf, ink and colour
on paper
30 x 37.5 cm
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage
Museum
HM1998.103.15
Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998)
Kapok blossoms
1982
Vertical scroll, ink and
colour on paper
96 x 46.5 cm
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage
Museum
HM1993.47.4