ZHENG QIONGYAO (B. 1987)Contemplating in the MorningScroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper61 x 46 cm. (24 x 18 1⁄8 in.)Entitled and signed, with one seal of the artist‌‌NOTE:‌Zheng Qiongyao, originally from Wuhan, Hubei, is now a member of the Hong Kong Artists Association, whose work focuses on the techniques of fine brushwork figures, flowers, and birds. She studied under Zhang Lin, who was a student of He Jiaying (B. 1957) and holds a master's degree from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts and a doctorate from Nankai University. She is an honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Professional Calligraphers and Painters Association, the director of the Hong Kong Guangzhou Calligraphy and Painting Association, and a researcher for the Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Art Research Institute. In 2021, Zheng Qiongyao earned first place in the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Paintingpetition" and the special prize of the National Painting and Calligraphypetition of Beijing Moyuanbao Painting Academy in 2022.