11 Facts About Tang Yin

Tang Yin, courtesy name Bohu and Ziwei, was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period.

Tang Yin is one of the most notable painters in the history of Chinese art.

Tang Yin was a talented poet, and together with his contemporaries Wen Zhengming, Zhu Yunming, and Xu Zhenqing, he was one of the "Four Literary Masters of the Wuzhong Region".

Tang Yin emerged from the vital merchant class of Suzhou, at a very low economic level of the son of a restaurant operator.

Tang Yin was a brilliant student and later became the protege of Wen Lin.

In 1498 Tang Yin came first in the provincial examinations in Nanjing, the second stage in the Imperial examination ladder.

All parties were jailed, and Tang Yin returned to Suzhou in disgrace, his high hopes for a distinguished civil service career dashed forever.

Tang Yin perfected an admirable hand in semi-cursive script.

Tang Yin seems compelled to deal with the base elements in man - envy, venality, and cupidity.

Tang Yin's life was the basis for a number of plays and films based on Feng Menglong's story.

Tang Yin was the subject of a major exhibition at the National Palace Museum, Taipei.