Modi gifts Xi paintings made by Chinese artist during Santiniketan stay

April 27, 2018 20:17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented President Xi Jinping reprints of two paintings done by celebrated Chinese painter Xu Beihong (1895-1953) during his stay at Santiniketan during 1939- 40, sources said.

Titled 'The Horse' and 'Sparrows and Grass', these paintings are in the collection of Visva-Bharati, and their single reprints were especially commissioned by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations on the occasion of the informal summit between the two leaders at Wuhan.

President Xi showed warm gesture after dinner as he came to see Modi off, sources said. -- ANI

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