Zhang Zenglou was born in Hebei Province in 1956. He is a master of contemporary Chinese inside painted snuff bottle in Ji school. He is currently a researcher at the China Academy of Art, chairman of the Hebei Provincial Institute of Inside Painting, and a visiting professor of Yanshan University and Hebei Normal University.
The fusion of Chinese and Western painting styles has formed Zenglou’s unique artistic characteristics, which is well-known at home and overseas. In 2006, his inside painting works ( Hundred Dogs ) won the gold medal of the 3rd China Folk Art Boutique Exposition by the Chinese Folklore Artists Association. During the Spring Festival of 2007, he was invited to the United States to participate in the United Nations New Year Art Gala and was invited to paint a self-portrait snuff bottle for Ban Ki-Moon. In 2009, the “12 Chinese Zodiac” works won the “Ninth Chinese Folk Literature and Art Mountain Flower Award”. In 2012, he was named “Asia’s Top Ten Snuff bottle Figures” by the China Antique Art Fair in Beijing. His works have been put on official postage stamps many times. In 2013, the China Post Corporation even published a commemorative stamp of “Scientific Development of Beautiful China” by Zhang Zenglou, the master of Chinese inside painting. Article by D.D Art snuff bottle.
Artist: Zhang ZengLou
Provenance: From Artist
Material: Glass
Weight ( no stopper ): 48 g
Height: 4.15 cm
Width: 5 cm
Thickness: 2.5 cm.
