QING, Zheng

Chinese painter and scholar Zheng Qing (郑庆), active in the second half of the 20th century, originated from Shanyin (山阴, present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang province) and developed the mature stage of his artistic production in the historic cultural center of Yangzhou (扬州, Jiangsu province). Trained in the refined scholar tradition of the Jiangnan region, he skillfully cultivated landscape painting, flower-and-bird compositions, as well as figurative and court lady portraiture (仕女图), combining the calligraphic fluidity characteristic of the Zhejiang school with the luminosity and compositional freedom inherited from the artistic environment of Yangzhou. His visual language stands out for its profound lyrical sensitivity, a virtuous command of ink and color on paper and silk, and a rigorous respect for academic calligraphy and traditional sealing. The customary signature of his work, "Shanyin Zheng Qing" (山阴郑庆), attests to a steadfast fidelity to his cultural and historical roots in Shaoxing, while his active engagement around the Shuihui Pavilion (水绘阁) positions him as a prominent and respected representative of the enduring traditional Chinese academic painting in the final third of the 20th century.