Born in the 26th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1686), died in the 28th year of Qianlong (1763) and was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). According to Jin Nong's self-report; "There are several fields and districts at home. It's near the Qiantang River, with a study room in the middle, and a mountain facing the water. The endless mountains outside the river. " Jinnong was born smart. He studied in He Chao's home as a scholar in his early years. He lived next door to Ding Jing, one of the eight schools of Xiling, and was influenced by his association with the so-called "three sons of western Zhejiang", which further increased Jin Nong's erudition. In the first year of Qianlong (1736), Qiu recommended him as a scholar of Hongci, but he failed the list. He was depressed and frustrated, so he traveled all over the world, visiting Qi, Lu, Yan, Zhao, Qin, Jin and wuyue, and finally found nothing. At the age of 50, he began to learn painting. Because of his profound knowledge, numerous browsing traces and profound calligraphy skills, he eventually became a generation of famous artists. At night, Yangzhou is self-sufficient in selling calligraphy and painting, ranking first among the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou. My wife died and had no children, so she didn't come back.
Jin Nong spent most of his life in ups and downs, and sometimes "being a daughter is also casual." In difficult times, I have to rely on selling antiques, copying Buddhist scriptures and even carving inkstones to increase my income. Yuan Mei was also invited to write lanterns, and Wang Chang wrote Poems on Pu Brown Mountain House to describe Jin Nong. "The temperament is steep and the world is so strange." However, if you meet a comrade, you will feel very comfortable and comfortable. "He died at the age of 77, a seven or eight years old.
Jin Nong is well-read, versatile, curious about the past and has a collection of ten thousand volumes of epigraphy. Fine appreciation of seal cutting, good at painting bamboo, plum, pommel horse, Buddha statue, figure and landscape. Your MoMuMei plum blossom is full of flowers, full of vitality, simple and simple. Representative works include: Huadong Calyx Blossoming, Empty Keeping Like Sprinkling, Chimonanthus Blooming, Jade Butterfly Clear Label, Tie Xuan Flower Sparse, Wonderful Picture of Bodhisattva, Qiongzi Awaiting Reward, etc.