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SHIY DE-JINN (XI DEJIN, 1923-1981)
Landscape
Details
SHIY DE-JINN (XI DEJIN, 1923-1981)
Landscape
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
21 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (55.5 x 75.7 cm.)
Signed by the artist
Dated 1974
Landscape
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
21 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (55.5 x 75.7 cm.)
Signed by the artist
Dated 1974
Provenance
Acquired from Morrison Art Gallery in Taipei in the 1970s.
Further details
Born in Sichuan, Shiy entered the Sichuan National Art Institute in 1943 and studied under Lin Fengmian, gaining a knowledge of Eastern heritage and Western painting theory. Lin was the driving force behind Shiy’s artistic career. Shiy’s career can be split into three stages: first the period of his studies, then the 1950s and 1960s, which were marked by excellence in figurative portraiture, and then the period from 1970 onwards, when he moved into landscapes in ink.