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Tang Yin

Type Figure Region China Time 1470–1524 Also known as Tang Ziwei、Liu Ru Jushi

Tang Yin (1470–1524), style name Bohu, later Ziwei, sobriquet Liu Ru Jushi, of Wu County, Suzhou, was a famous Ming painter, calligrapher and poet, o…

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  1. 1470–1486Wu County, Suzhou · SuzhouBorn in Wuqu Lane, his father Tang Guangde ran a wine shop. From childhood he was bright, encouraged by his father toward the imperial examinations, and won the appreciation of seniors such as Wen Lin and Shen Zhou, gradually gaining fame among the scholars of Wu.
  2. 1487–1499Nanjing, Beijing · NanjingIn 1498 he placed first in the Yingtian provincial examination. In 1499 he went to the capital for the metropolitan examination, was drawn into the Xu Jing examination leak scandal, had his credentials stripped, and his official career was cut off, turning his life's course.
  3. 1500–1524Suzhou · SuzhouAfter his examination disappointment he roamed the landscape, making a living by poetry and painting, studying under Shen Zhou and Zhou Chen while blending Song and Yuan brushwork. He associated with Zhu Yunming and Wen Zhengming; his landscapes, figures, and flower-and-bird paintings were all accomplished, and he died in poverty and illness in his later years.

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