| In June, 1997, Zhang Rucai was selected as one of Ten
Artists of China by the United Association of Chinese Literary and Arts Circles. The snuff
bottles painted by Zhang Rucai have won many prizes of Light Industry Ministry, the State
and the World. Since the year 1985, Zhang
Rucai have been invited to Belgium, France, Brazil, the U.S.A., South Korea, Singapore,
Malaysia, Indonesia, H.K. and other countries and regions to give a performance of
the inside painting arts and was praised by artists of different countries.
Snuff bottles drawn by Zhang Rucai were collected by
collectors of different countries. Some were sold at auction in H.K. at very high prices.
Asian Arts Magazine in the U.S.A, International Snuff Bottle
Journal, CCTV, The People's Daily, Guangming Daily and other magazines and newspapers
reported about Zhang Rucai and sang high praise of his artistic attainments.
Collectors of snuff bottles generally acknowledged that Zhang
Rucai has two unique characteristics. One is his antique imitation works, very subtle and
vivid, even difficult for experts to recognize, the other is his ancient genre and
traditional painting of Chinese Beauty. The ancient genre is filled with emotion with the
landscape; while his painting of ancient beauty has graceful figure, smooth and fine
lines, with distinguished air of elegance and coquetry. |
