signed HUASANCHUAN, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist ink and color on paper, hanging scroll Hua Sanchuan (1930–2004) was a Chinese painter and illustrator.His career spanned six decades.Hua was born in Zhejiang, China, to a poor family and is said to have discovered painting at age 8, being considered a "child prodigy" . He began his career illustrating and writing comic strips and children's books in the 1950s. He worked in Children's Publishing House in Shanghai. He was a member of the Chinese Artists Association and won national awards for his comics.