Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.139
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.139
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Indian painter M F Hussain came to China for the first time in 1952. He visited Chinese painter Qi Baishi who presented him with a picture. In July 1984, Hussain came to China again at the invitation of Chinese Artists Association. He called on the painter Ye Jianyu and visited Xu Beihong Museum. After returning home, he held a personal exhibition of paintings in New Delhi, and Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, also paid a visit.