signed SHIZENG,inscribed,and with two seals of the artist ink and color on paper, hanging scroll Chen Shizeng (1876-1923), was a Chinese painter and critic,painter,and educator of early 20th-century China.At a time when some Chinese artists were rejecting traditional painting styles in favor of Western influenced styles,Chen championed traditional literati art in his own art and in his A Study of Chinese Literati Painting.