FAMOUS HONG KONG ARTIST FC CHEUNG  ORIGINAL SIGNED OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING OF CHINESE JUNK BOATS

INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING BY THE FAMED HONG KONG ARTIST F. C. CHEUNG. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS 1960S AND 1970S PAINTINGS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE JUNKS. BASED IN HONG KONG, HE SEEMS ALSO TO HAVE EXHIBITED IN A GALLERY IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND. HIS PAINTING ARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE. 
This is a small (27,5CM W 22CM H) but beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting four  junk ships peacefully resting in an Asian harbor. THE ARTIST MADE USE OF SOFT BROWNS AND GREYS, ORANGE AND YELLOW COLOURS GIVING THE PAINTING A PEACEFULL LOOK.
ARTIST FC CHEUNG: THIS OIL PAINTING IS SIGNED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER "FC CHEUNG". THE ARTIST IS A FAMED AND LISTED ARTIST FROM HONG KONG. I HAVE ATTACHED SOME PHOTOS TO INDICATE WHAT HIS PAINTINGS SELL FOR ONLINE.
It seems most all of his work is known of his later 1960 to mid 1970's signed "F.C. Cheung" paintings mostly all on canvas. Once in a while a private sale occurs on the internet. The style of painting is called ABSTRACT REALISM.
Born in or around 1900 - 1910 (Presumed deceased at this time), he lived all his life in or near Hong Kong. He apparently painted for at least 50 years.
All his known work subjects are scenes of the Hong Kong harbour and chinese junks. He was very productive and his work was picked up by many English art exporters for their simple beauty. Some of his works were exposed in a good gallery in South England in the 1960's.
I ALSO HAVE THREE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTINGS DEPICTING CHINESE JUNK BOATS BY PHILIP ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
FRAME IS OF GOOD QUALITY IN LAYERS OF DARK BROWN, CREAM AND GOLD.
EVER HEARD OF THE CHINESE JUNK BOAT? A JUNK IS A CHINESE SAILING VESSEL THAT WERE ONCE AMONG THE MOST POWERFUL AND EASY NAVIGABLE SHIPS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.
WHAT IS A JUNK SHIP?
A junk is a Chinese sailing vessel. The name comes from Javanese djong (Malay: adjong), meaning 'ship' or 'large vessel'.  The Chinese name for a junk ship  is chuán, meaning 'battleship'. The character and english exspression of the word chuán may be the origin of the word 'junk', from the Min Nan (Hokkien) pronunciation is sounds as chunk. Originally the word junk was an English nautical term for a piece of old cable but it was transferred by the Americans in the mid-19th century to mean unwanted rubbish or poor-quality stuff more generally.
BUT THECHINESE JUNK SHIPS WERE AND ARE ANYTHING BUT JUNK!
Junks are efficient and sturdy ships that were traveling across oceans as early as the second century BC. They incorporated numerous technical advances in sail plan and hull designs that were later adopted in Western shipbuilding.
Besides having a cool name, the sturdy, lightweight junk is known for being the first ship to feature a rudder mounted on its stern for steering. The Chinese junk ship was among the most powerful and easily navigable ships in the ancient world.
Junks had many uses in ancient Chinese culture, including fishing, transportation, trading, warfare and the exploration of Southeast Asia.
The strong build of these ships allowed Chinese explorers to venture far and wide. Ancient Chinese coins have been found in India and even the eastern shores of Africa! Evidence of junks have been recorded in the writings of Muslims on the Euphrates River in the 7th century CE, and fleets of junk ships were recorded by Marco Polo in the 13th century. When Marco Polo wrote about these ships, most were quite large, with 50 to 60 cabins on board. By the 15th century, however, junks had become colossal in size! These massive, well-built ships were said to be 400 feet long and 160 feet wide (thats 40stories from bow to stern and 16 stories from starboard to port)!
One of the unique features of the junks were the shape of their sails, which were very different from those of Western ships. Chinese junks were not square-rigged; they had elliptical, curved sails, which were reinforced with inner bars made of bamboo. Because the bamboo kept the sails strong, less rigging was needed. It also prevented the sails themselves from fraying and rotting as quickly as they otherwise would have.
The ingenuity and strength of these ships have allowed them to continue to be used today. Some junks are used for tourism; however there are still junks that are used for fishing and trade in the coastal waters and rivers of China, Japan, and Indonesia and all over South East Asia. Although the typical junk has shrunk in size from 400 feet to about 70 feet, they are still large enough for some families to live in them.
ORIGINAL:IT IS 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL. SEE PHOTOS PLEASE.
SIZE WITH FRAME:  27,5CM WIDE 22CM HIGH
SIZE PAINTING: 23,5CM WIDE 19CM HIGH
Condition: FRAME HAS A TEAR ON THE BACKSIDE BACKING PAPER. OVERALL PAINTING AND FRAME IN GOOD CONDITION.
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. HAVE ANOTHER THREE OTHER OIL PAINTINGSBY PHILIP ON AUCTION.