Dai Jin

Dai Jin, a leading figure of the Ming Dynasty's Zhe School, dramatically escaped Beijing after a jealous court painter accused his work of anti-government bias.

ABOUT

Dai Jin (1388–1462) was a pivotal figure in Chinese painting, celebrated as the founder and leading master of the Zhe School during the early Ming Dynasty. His style revived the landscape painting traditions of the Southern Song's Ma-Xia school, characterized by its dramatic brushwork and atmospheric compositions, as seen in works like "Landscape with Daoist Immortals Playing Weiqi." Dai Jin's early life saw him travel to Nanjing with his father, though he didn't find succes…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Returning Late from a Spring Outing 1400 · National Palace Museum The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream 1431 · Cleveland Museum of Art 明戴進雪歸圖軸|Returning home through the snow 1445 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Landscape with Daoist Immortals Playing Weiqi 1449 · Art Institute of Chicago The Night Excursion of Zhong Kui 1450 · The Palace Museum Returning home through the snow 1455 · Metropolitan Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Ma YuanSouthern Song Dynasty painting Xia GuiSouthern Song Dynasty painting