Born in 1687 in Hangzhou,
Jin Nong (金農) became popular as a painter and calligrapher while living as a childless widower in Yangzhou in his sixties. His paintings of
mei blossoms were in particular demand there. Heralded as one of The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Jin favored the amateur scholar style. A nonconformist, he generally painted more traditional images laden with symbolism (such as orchids, bamboo, chrysanthemums, and mei blossoms) and preserved his independence by selling works in an open market, rather than adopting an individual patron. Later styles included Buddhist imagery. However, Jin was the first artist in the Chinese tradition to paint a large number of self-portraits and did earn money through the patronage of wealthy individuals in Yangzhou who, in addition to buying works, were possible publishers for his numerous writings. Jin probably understood these contradictions as he argued that living off of painting should not be considered dishonorable.
Jin Nong also made money as a writer and general entrepreneur. He was known to travel with a number of disciple-servants who assisted in the production of ink stones and lanterns to which he would add a personal artistic touch. It was through the sale of these items that Jin achieved financial independence; his single, failed attempt to compete for office was in the year 1736. He became widely known for his writings, but when his health began to fail, painting became his principal source of income and he in fact acknowledged the use of ghost-painters as a way to increase production. One such understudy, Luo Ping (whose name is sometimes rendered "Lo Ping"), also edited some compilations of his works. He continued to write throughout this time and was a critic as well as a dealer of paintings. There is some confusion about Jin's year of death, but it was most likely 1763 or 1764.
He also had a reputation as a calligrapher creating a style he called "lacquer calligraphy."
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Sources
• Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford (76-77) Oxford
• Cahill, James. The painter's practice. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994.
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金農（1687年 - 1763年），
清書畫家，揚州八怪之一。字
壽門、司農、吉金，號
冬心先生、稽留山民、曲江外史、昔耶居士等。浙江仁和（今杭州）人，好遊歷，長年寓居揚州。
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生平
康熙二十六年（1687年）出生，一生際遇坎坷，布衣終身。少年受業于何焯，並與丁敬等相交，乾隆元年（1736年）薦舉博學鴻詞科，入京未試而返。
他博學多才，善詩、古文，精鑑別金石、書畫；工隸書，書法淳樸，楷書自創一格，有隸意，號稱漆書；亦能篆刻，得秦漢法；五十歲後開始畫竹、梅、鞍馬、佛像、人物、山水。尤精墨梅。具造詣新奇，筆墨樸質，別開蹊蹺；所作梅花，枝多花繁，生機勃發，古雅拙樸。乾隆二十八年（1763年），歿於揚州佛舍。弟子羅聘扶柩歸葬于杭州臨平黃鶴山。
作品
《東萼吐華圖》、《空捍如灑圖》、《臘梅初綻圖》、《玉蝶清標圖》、《鐵軒疏花圖》、《菩薩妙相圖》、《瓊姿俟賞圖》、《佛畫說經圖》等。著述有《冬心詩鈔》、《冬心隨筆》、《冬心畫梅題記》、《冬心畫馬記》、《冬心雜著》等書。
注釋
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