Lin Xue

Lin Xue (Chinese: 林雪), also known as Lin Tiansu (Chinese: 林天素), was a Chinese poet, painter, and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty, noted for her landscape paintings.[1]

For the actor, see Lam Suet.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Xue
Bornend of 16th century
Fujian, Ming dynasty China
Diedafter 1642
NationalityChinese
Known forPainting
MovementSouthern School

Lin lived by the West Lake in Hangzhou,[2] where she worked as a courtesan until her marriage into a respectable family.[3]

Lin drew the attention of leading poets and painters of the time, including Li Liufang and Dong Qichang. She painted in the latter's Southern School style, and is described as having a fluid hand with a feminine sensibility. Her landscape album of 1621 contained copies of earlier masterworks, and her copy style is considered exquisite by critics.[3]

References
  1. Weidner, Marsha (1988). "catalogue". In Weidner, Marsha (ed.). Views from Jade Terrace : Chinese women artists, 1300–1912. Indianapolis Museum of Art. pp. 95-96. ISBN 0847810038.
  2. "Elegant Images of the Brush: women's paintings in the late Ming and early Qing period". National Palace Museum of Taiwan. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (13 March 2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618-1644. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 252–3. ISBN 978-0-7656-4316-2.
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