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Chen Jin (painter)

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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
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In 1946, Chen Jin served as a juror for the Taiwan Provincial Art Exhibition while continuing to produce her own 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.
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In 2006, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of her birth, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum presented an exhibition titled "Centennial Celebration of Chen Chin" at three Japanese museums: the
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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).
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painting, with a special emphasis on figures paintings. From 1927 onward, she was selected numerous times for the Taiwan Art Exhibition (
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In 1958, she self-funded her first solo exhibition, showcasing 62 of her works at Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. In 1986, the
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held an exhibition titled "The Beauty of Chen Chin's Ladies," showcasing 32 of her works dating from 1932 through 1998.
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in Taiwan, becoming the country's first woman high school teacher. During this time, she submitted her artwork to the
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Chen married in 1946, at the age of 39. She had one son; her husband also had six children from a previous marriage.
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exhibitions, where she won multiple awards. She later served as a juror at the exhibition.
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held a retrospective exhibition of her work to celebrate her 80th birthday; the
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Chen is recognized as Taiwan's first prominent woman painter. In 2003, the
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include: Wearing Makeup, Pandanus, Another Day and Quiet Contemplation.
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In her later years, she traveled back and forth between Taiwan and the
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Hsieh, Shih-ying (2003). "Ch'en Chin". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong (ed.).
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Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Twentieth Century
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In 1927, the Taiwanese government sponsored the inaugural
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Taihoku Prefectural Taihoku Third Girls' High School
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Chen Jin
Japanese Taiwan
Xiangshan District
Hsinchu
Taiwanese
Painter
Gouache painting
Traditional Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Bopomofo
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Wade–Giles
Tongyong Pinyin
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Hokkien
POJ
Tâi-lô
Kanji
Hiragana
Romanization
Chinese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Taiwanese
bijin
Kōzan
Shinchiku
Japanese rule of Taiwan

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