Watercolor and ink on paper booklet, featuring 12 pages of beauties, signed and attributed Chen Shaomei (1909-1954, Chinese), inscribed with 12 artist seals, 39 x 24.5 cm, Chen Shaomei was a Chinese painter known for his traditional subject matter and technique. Born in 1909 in Hengshan, China, Chen began studying calligraphy and painting at the age of 14. The artist developed a strong reputation for his paintings of landscapes and figures in the period just before the Chinese Communist Party came to power. He died on September 9, 1954.

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