Feng Zikai [SEP] occupation
Feng Zikai
Feng Zikai () (November 9, 1898 – September 15, 1975) was an influential Chinese painter, pioneering "manhua" (漫画) artist, essayist, and lay Buddhist of twentieth century China. Born just after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and passing away just before the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), he lived through much of the political and socio-economic turmoil that arose during the birth of Modern China. Much of his literary and
political systems did not feel moved to support him anymore, and Feng Zikai moved into forced retirement. Feng Zikai painted the much of the "Paintings for the Preservation of Life" post-1949, first collaborating with Hong Yi before his death, and then afterwards, in contact with a Singaporean monk, who helped publish them outside Mainland China.
Biography Death and Legacy.
Feng Zikai died on September 9, 1975, after being diagnosed with lung cancer. His old home, in Shimenwan, has now been converted into the Feng