JIANG TIEFENG "MOUNTAIN GHOST" BRONZE 1989 LE

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JIANG TIEFENG "MOUNTAIN GHOST" BRONZE 1989 LE ARTIST: JIANG TIEFENG TITLE: "MOUNTAIN GHOST" MEDIUM: BRONZE SCULPTURE WE HAVE THE COA 16 X 19 X 9 LE 194/225 SIGNED AND NUMBERED ON THE BACK OF THE PANTHER.. Jiang was born in 1938, in Ningbo, Zhejiiang Province, in China. As a child he displayed a great love and talent for painting and drawing, and early on he knew the course his life would take. In 1959, in a highly competitive exam he won admission to the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. From 1962-64 he studied with the famous Chinese artist Huang Yong-yu, who first exposed him to the paintings from the Dunguang caves. In 1964 he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. This was the last class to graduate before the cultural revolution. Jiang also learned about traditional Chinese art, an influence which would remain with him. Upon graduation in 1964 Jiang and a small number of other artists volunteered to go down to the Yunnan province. This turned out to be a blessing. This beautiful province is on the Vietnamese border. It is lush and tropical, filled with exotic flora and fauna, and is home to more than 20 different minority peoples. His new home allowed his talents to burst forth. Jiang's talent was so obvious that from 1966-73 the Chinese Government assigned him to produce "Socialist Realism" propaganda read more