A traditional Asian-style painting of a man with a bald head, beard, and mustache, dressed in white robes, sitting contemplatively.

Chao Shao-an

(Zhao Shao'ang 趙少昂)

Chinese painter (1905–98)

An artist of the Lingnan School of painting in the 20th century.

A traditional Asian painting of a seated man with a beard, bald head, wearing traditional robes, with a subdued background.

Bodhidharma, Founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhism

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