Figures Three album leaves, each ink and color on paper, each leaf inscribed by the artist and signed Qidaoshi, with a total of seven artist's seals on the three leaves reading Yan, Dong, Qi ru ren, and two others. 10 1/4 x 12 1/2in (26 x 31.7cm), each leafFootnotes曾衍東 人物 設色紙本 册頁三帧 鏡片 Originally from Shandong province, Zeng Yandong was raised in Southern China, the son of an official. His unusual, bold style of depicting figures would have a great influence on the 20th century painter Feng Zikai (1898-1975). For more on Zeng Yandong, see Geremie Barmé An Artistic Exile: A Life of Feng Zikai (1898-1975) pp 67-71.