Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.134
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.134
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**(III) Painting:** In the 20th century, modern painters of India and China started friendly exchanges. In 1924, Nandalal Bose, who was the dean of Academy of Fine Arts of Calcutta University and a famous painter, together with Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore visited China. They met the artist Qi Baishi, Chen Banding, Yao Mangfu and others, and presented the oil painting Picture of *Luoshen* and ink painting Picture of Meditation created in Beijing to the Peking Opera artist Mei Lanfang.