Shaoxing, China’s “City of Water”, has a rich history that dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period, around 2,500 years ago. The city was the capital of the state of Yue, and was home to many scholars, literati,
and social activists. The city was first named Shaoxing in 1131 A.D. during the Southern Song dynasty. The name comes from the Shaoxing reign period of Emperor Gaozong of Song, and is a poetic term meaning “inheriting the imperial task and resurging to prosperity”

Dimensions 730 × 540 mm
Year 2012
Medium Oil on Canvas
Categories Collectors' Market, Paintings

Shaoxing Water Village

Artist

Dimensions 730 × 540 mm
Year 2012
Medium Oil on Canvas

$30,000.00

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Shaoxing, China’s “City of Water”, has a rich history that dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period, around 2,500 years ago. The city was the capital of the state of Yue, and was home to many scholars, literati,
and social activists. The city was first named Shaoxing in 1131 A.D. during the Southern Song dynasty. The name comes from the Shaoxing reign period of Emperor Gaozong of Song, and is a poetic term meaning “inheriting the imperial task and resurging to prosperity”

Dimensions 730 × 540 mm
Year 2012
Medium Oil on Canvas
Categories Collectors' Market, Paintings
Ong Kim Seng
Ong Kim Seng

Singapore

A full-time artist since 1985, and one of the most highly-acclaimed watercolour artists in Asia. Mr Ong was awarded the Cultural Medallion in Visual Arts by the Republic of Singapore in 1990 and is a recipient of 9 awards from the prestigious American Watercolour Society (AWS) in New York. In 1990, he became the first Asian outside of the US to be awarded the AWS membership. He was conferred the distinguished Dolphin Fellowship by the Society in 2000. Displaying fluid strokes and excellent attention to detail, Mr. Ong’s watercolours are remarkable for their lyrical expressiveness and poetic charms. His paintings have been featured in numerous exhibitions around the world, including Singapore Art Museum, Agung Rai Museum and Neka Museum (Bali, Indonesia), and in other foreign missions and embassies of the…