Yang Jin (); ca. (1644-1728) was a Chinese painter during the
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
(1644–1912).
Yang was born in
Changshu
Changshu (; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangt ...
in the
Jiangsu
Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
province.
His
style name
A courtesy name ( zh, s=字, p=zì, l=character), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing their given name. This tradition is prevalent in the East Asian cultural sphere, particula ...
was 'Zi He' () and his
pseudonym
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was 'Xi Ting' ().
[中国古代书画鑑定组: Page 53.] Yang's paintings were meticulous and exquisite, in the style of
Wang Hui.
References
Citations
Sources
* Zhongguo gu dai shu hua jian ding zu (). 2000. Zhongguo hui hua quan ji (). Zhongguo mei shu fen lei quan ji. Beijing: Wen wu chu ban she. Volume 24.
1644 births
1728 deaths
Qing dynasty painters
Painters from Suzhou
People from Changshu
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