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Modi presents paintings of well known Chinese painter to Xi Jinping
Published : Apr 28, 2018, 12:45 pm IST
Updated : Apr 28, 2018, 12:45 pm IST
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Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping
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rime Minister Narendra Modi today gifted to President Xi Jinping the paintings of a famous Chinese artist

Wuhan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gifted to President Xi Jinping the paintings of a famous Chinese artist who taught in Visva Bharati University in West Bengal.    

Modi presented Xu Beihong's paintings to Xi during their informal summit here. Xu was known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds. He was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a modern China at the beginning of the 20th century.      

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Modi with Xi JinpingModi with Xi Jinping

The paintings depicted a horse and sparrows on grass. Xu made those paintings during his stay in Visva Bharati, officials said.

The paintings were specially ordered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for the summit. Xu met luminaries such as Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in India.

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