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Cheng YIDE  -  born 1958      

Cheng Yide was born in Zhangyi County, Yunnan province. He taught himself traditional Chinese painting over many years, through following famous Chinese painters. In 1990 he had the chance to do further study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and finally formed his own personal style. Now he is a member of Yunnan Artists' Association and chairman of Zhangyi Artists' Association.
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Literature sources used for artist biographies:
  • Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
  • Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
  • Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
  • Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
  • Annual CWAJ catalogs