signed ZHANGYUAN, inscribed, and with six seals of the artist inscribed by Xing Duan with one seal ink on paper Zhang Daqian (1899–1983), was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. He is also regarded by many art experts as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. He excelled at all types of paintings, and is especqianlongially famous for his landscape, as well as lotus paintings.