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DING YANYONG (1902-1978)
Farewell My Concubine
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
96.5 x 46 cm. (38 x 18 18 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring,bingchenyear (1976)
Dedicated to Linglin
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The recipient of this painting is Zhang Linglin. She is a student of the artist. She was better known by the Hong Kong stage name Chung Ching and was a popular leading lady of Hong Kong films in the 1950s. Later she become well known as a painter using both Chinese ink and Western watercolor techniques.

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