Ink and watercolour on paper; hanging scroll. Featuring an Uyghur girl with three donkeys. Signed and attr. Huang Zhou (1925-1997) and inscribed with 2 artist seals. 68 x 54.5 cm. Huang Zhou was a Chinese visual artist who was born in 1925. Huang Zhou has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Many works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Gaiety in the Grassland' sold at Poly International Auction Co. 'A Rare Collection of Huangzhou’s Painting - Recommended by Huangzhou Art Foundation Beijing' in 2013 for $21,141,545.

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