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Chen Jin
1907.11.02~1998.03.27
Birthplace / Hsiang-shan, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chen Jin was born to a noted family in Hsiang-shan, Hsinchu. In 1922, she entered Taipei Third Girl’s High School. Under the recognition and encouragement of her teacher, Gohara Koto, she went abroad to study painting in Japan.

By 1925, she was accepted into the Normal Education Division in Japanese Painting at Tokyo Women's Academy of Fine Arts, and began to study under teachers such as Yuuki Somei and Endou Kyouzou. In 1928, she became acquainted with the Taiwan Art Exhibition juror, Matsubayashi Keigetsu. Through his introduction, she became pupil of the Japanese bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) painter Kaburagi Kiyokata, and received instruction from Kaburagi’s disciples, Itou Shinsui and Yamakawa Shuho.

Chen Jin’s focus was primarily in gouache painting, with a special emphasis on figures paintings. From 1927 onward, she was selected numerous times for the Taiwan Art Exhibition (Taiten) ; her work Ensemble was selected for the Imperial Art Exhibition (Teiten) in 1934.

Chen's personal style developed gradually. She often explored daily home life and the ideal form of the Taiwanese lady through meticulous brush technique and refined color, in works that reveal the special qualities of elegant ladies from high society. Chen's most famous works exemplifying her style include: Wearing Makeup, Pandanus, Another Day and Quiet Contemplation.

In 1946, Chen Jin served as a juror for the Taiwan Provincial Art Exhibition while continuing to produce her won work. Making a thematic shift, she produced the works Infant, Little Boy, Children’s World, and Familial Portrait to show the family through the eyes of loving mothers and elderly people. Though she tended to focus on figure painting, Chen Jin also accepted a commission from Taipei’s Fa-kuang Temple which led to the production of her series of The Buddha’s Work (1965-1967).

In her later years, she traveled back and forth between Taiwan and the United States. These experiences led to a thematic expansion in her work, which began to include landscape paintings.

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The Bridal Chamber

The Bridal Chamber 化粧,212 x 182 cm. 1936 年 絹‧膠彩 http://vr.theatre.ntu.edu.tw/fineart/painter-tw/chenchin/chenchin.htm

 

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陳進
ISNI 0000 0001 0797 982X
Painter
Chen Jin(Chinese: 陳進, 1907.11.02~1998.03.27), the only well-known female Taiwanese painter before 1945. Her focus was primarily in gouache painting, with a special emphasis on figures paintings.
Born: 1907-11-02
Hsiang-shan, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Died: 1998-03-27
Home Location:
Nationality: Taiwanese

Relations:

Alumni of: Taipei Third Girl's High School
Alumni of: Tokyo Women's Academy of Fine Arts
Member of: Official Taiwan Art Society
Follows: Gohara Koto
Follows: Kaburagi Kiyokata
Follows: Itou Shinsui
Follows: Yamakawa Shuho
Follows: Yuuki Somei
Follows: Endou Kyouzou
Knows: Matsubayashi Keigetsu

Important Roles:

Creator of: The Bridal Chamber (化粧) (painting)
Is a character in: La Grande Chaumiere Violette 紫色大稻埕 (2016 TV series)
Award and recognition: Ensemble was selected for the Imperial Art Exhibition (Teiten) in 1934.
Award and recognition: 16th National Culture Award (行政院文化獎) 1996

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