About Xie Jin
Lived 1355 – 1430 (aged 74–75). Xie Jin was a Chinese painter and calligrapher.
Xie Jin (, 1355–1430) was a Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Xie was also known by other names: 'Kongzhao' (孔昭), 'Kuiyin' (葵印), 'Dieshan Xie' (謝疊山), and 'Tingsheng Lan' (蘭庭生). Some of his works can be found at the Shanghai Museum.
His The Dingshu Fishing Boat is the earliest extant Chinese folding fan painting.
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Who was Xie Jin?
Chinese painter
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Xie Jin was born in 1355 in Wu County.
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Xie Jin died in 1430.
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Xie Jin was a painter and calligrapher.
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Xie Jin was Chinese.
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