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Tang Yin

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

Tang Yin (1470–1524), style name Bohu, sobriquet Liu Ru Jushi, was a famous Ming painter and poet of Suzhou, ranked with Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming and…

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  1. 1470–1499Suzhou · Suzhou PrefectureBorn into a merchant family in Suzhou, he passed the provincial examination in the 11th year of Hongzhi (1498), becoming famous throughout Jiangnan. The following year at the metropolitan examination he was implicated in an examination fraud scandal, had his credentials stripped, and his official career was cut off.
  2. 1500–1524Taohua Nunnery, Suzhou · Suzhou PrefectureAfter the examination scandal he roamed the world, amusing himself with poetry, wine, calligraphy and painting, and made a living selling paintings around Taohua Nunnery in Suzhou. He was active in creating works between 1501 and 1510, his style blending fine detail with free brushwork; associating with Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming and others, he became one of the core figures of the Wumen School of painting.

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