Dài Jìn
Dài Jìn (
1388-
1462) is noted as the founder of the Zhe school of
Ming dynasty painting. He began his life in
Hangzhou. Although he studied painting as a boy his initial occupation was
carpentry. Later he became known for landscapes and animal paintings. His school would known as a conservative one that studied the Yuan masters. He served as an official for a time but after angering the Emperor he returned to Hangzhou in
Zhejiang, Zhejiang being where the Zhe school was based.
Masterpieces of Chinese Art (page 100), by Rhonda and Jeffrey Cooper, Todtri Productions, 1997. ISBN 1577170601
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China culture site*
Wisconsin University page containing two of his paintings
