Li Xingbai

• Born in Chengdu, Sichuan, Li Xing Hyaku. He is well versed in Chinese painting and painting theory. In 1946, he graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature at Jinling University. After that, he studied under Zhang Daqian. In the early 1940s, he joined Shugeisha. He learned the history and theory of painting from Ryu Keiyo, and the appreciation of cultural objects from Xie Muryo. After 1952, he worked for the Chinese Artists Association, the editorial department of "Chinese Painting" and the Beijing Painting Academy.