Huang Yao
Huang Yao (1917–1987) was a Chinese painter, comic artist and teacher. Huang Yao was born in Shanghai, he had ancestral roots in Jiashan, Zhejiang. He is known for his creation of the Niubizi (牛鼻子) cartoons in the 1930s in Shanghai.
Huang Yao

Huang Yao · Huang Yao Foundation · Public domain
- Born
- 1917 · Shanghai.
- Died
- 1987 · Kuala Lumpur.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- comics artist · calligrapher · painter
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Huang Yao (1917–1987) was a Chinese painter, comic artist and teacher. Huang Yao was born in Shanghai, he had ancestral roots in Jiashan, Zhejiang. He is known for his creation of the Niubizi (牛鼻子) cartoons in the 1930s in Shanghai.
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Huang Yao (1917–1987) was a calligrapher, comics artist and painter, of Chinese nationality. The calligrapher was born in Shanghai and died in Kuala Lumpur. Works are held at Ashmolean Museum.
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Huang Yao born at Shanghai.
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Huang Yao died at Kuala Lumpur.
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