Jin Nong
Illustration — Portrait of Jin Nong by his protege, Luo Ping, in about 1762 or 1763 (possibly soon after Jin's death), portraying Jin as a "luohan", or Buddhist saint. Jin Nong was born in 1687 in Hangzhou, Jin Nong (金農) became popular as a painter and calligrapher while living as a childless widower in Yangzhou in his sixties. His paintings of mei blossoms were in particular demand there.
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Jin Nong

Jin Nong · Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Auteurs: Yang Xin, Richard M. Barnhart, Nie Chongzheng, James Cahill, Lang Shaojun, Wu Hung. Éditions Philippe Picquier. Langue: français. Année: 1983. 402 pages. · Public domain
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- 1687.
- Died
- Jin Nong died, sources differ on the date (in 1764 and in 1763).
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty.
- Occupation
- painter, writer, calligrapher, epigrapher and artist.
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Illustration — Portrait of Jin Nong by his protege, Luo Ping, in about 1762 or 1763 (possibly soon after Jin's death), portraying Jin as a "luohan", or Buddhist saint. Jin Nong was born in 1687 in Hangzhou, Jin Nong (金農) became popular as a painter and calligrapher while living as a childless widower in Yangzhou in his sixties. His paintings of mei blossoms were in particular demand there.
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Heralded as one of The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Jin favored the amateur scholar style. A nonconformist, he generally painted more traditional images laden with symbolism (such as orchids, bamboo, chrysanthemums, and mei blossoms) and preserved his independence by selling works in an open market, rather than adopting an individual patron. Later styles included Buddhist imagery. However, Jin was the first artist in the Chinese tradition to paint a large number of self-portraits and did earn money through the patronage of wealthy individuals in Yangzhou who, in addition to buying works, were possible publishers for his numerous writings. Jin probably understood these contradictions as he argued that living off of painting should not be considered dishonorable. • Illustration — Willow Tree, (1754) ink on paper. 24.9 x 31.7 cm, Tianjin Municipal Art Museum. Nong also made money as a writer and general entrepreneur. He was known to travel with a number of disciple-servants who assisted in the production of ink stones and lanterns to which he would add a personal artistic touch. It was through the sale of these items that Jin achieved financial independence; his single, failed attempt to compete for office was in the year 1736. He became widely known for his writings, but when his health began to fail, painting became his principal source of income and he in fact acknowledged the use of ghost-painters as a way to increase production. One such understudy, Luo Ping (whose name is sometimes rendered "Lo Ping"), also edited some compilations of his works. He continued to write throughout this time and was a critic as well as a dealer of paintings. He also had a reputation as a calligrapher creating a style he called "lacquer calligraphy."
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1687
Jin Nong born at Hangzhou.
1764
Jin Nong died at Yangzhou.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 139731148, Jin, Nong.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500320171, Jin Nong.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q710049: Jin Nong
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- “Jin Nong”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Jin Nong, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- 11.Jin Nong, cité par Richard Vinograd in Boundaries of the Self: Chinese Portraits, 1600-1900 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, passage 363
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Éditions Philippe Picquier. 1997. 978-2-87730-341-5.
- Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. éditions Gründ. 7. 1999. 978-2-7000-3017-4.
- La peinture chinoise. éditions Albert Skira. 1960.
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Jin Nong, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 139731148, Jin, Nong.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500320171, Jin Nong.The Getty Research Institute
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