{{family name hatnote|lang=Burmese|Wathone}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Wathone | native_name = {{lang|my|ဝသုန်}} | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Khin Hla | birth_date = 1 December 1947 | birth_place = Rangoon, British Burma | death_date = {{death date and age|21 October 2008|1 December 1947}} | death_place = Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar | resting_place = | known_for = | occupation = Artist | parents = | spouse = San Aye | children = Four | relatives = | alma_mater = | awards = | url = }} '''Wathone''' ({{langx|my|ဝသုန်}}, lit. "Earth" from Pali ''vasundra''), born '''Khin Hla''', was a prominent Burmese painter, best known for his watercolor and batik paintings.<ref name="obitmt">{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/no442/t004.htm|title=Artist Wathone dies|date=27 October 2008|publisher=Myanmar Times|accessdate=8 April 2012}}</ref> He was the subject of a documentary called ''A Sketch of Wathone'', directed by Kyi Phyu Shin, which won the best shorts award at the National Geographic Society's 2008 All Roads Film Festival.<ref name="obitmt"/> He died at his home in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dvb.no/uncategorized/artist-wathone-dies-at-61/1611|title=Artist Wathone dies at 61|date=21 October 2008|publisher=Democratic Voice of Burma|accessdate=8 April 2012}}</ref>
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Category:Artists from Yangon Category:Burmese cartoonists Category:1947 births Category:2008 deaths Category:20th-century Burmese painters