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Chen Yingsheng (December 16, 1898 - May 28, 1961) was Taiwan's first generation of Western painters. He pioneered new art in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period and actively participated in early painting club activities in Taiwan. He was the enlightenment teacher of Kuo Hsueh-hu, one of the "Three Young Men of the Taiwan Exhibition [zh]", and Xu Yuyan, the wife of Yang Sanlang, in public school. He was also one of the first Taiwanese（China） painters to travel to Korea for sketching during the Taiwan under Japanese rule.

陳英聲 Chen Yingsheng
Born	(1898-12-16)December 16, 1898 Taiwan under Japanese ruleTaihoku PrefectureHorai Town
Died	May 28, 1961(1961-05-28) (aged 62)  TaiwanTaiwan AreaTaipei (disambiguation)
Nationality	（1898–1945）  Republic of China（1945–1961）
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Back alley, studio, evening meal, primitive village
Spouse	Su Xiao
Children	Chen Biyun, Chen Xuebao

Life

Chen Yingsheng was born at No. 78, Penglai Town [zh], Taipei City,Taihoku Prefecture during the Taiwan under Japanese rule. His father, Mr. Chen Zhiqing（Chen Yingsheng's father） [zh], was a Chinese medicine doctor, poet, and industrialist, and his mother was Ms. Zhang Yuchou [zh].

He graduated from Dadaocheng Public School in 1913 and entered the Normal Department of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office National Language School in 1914. He was taught by Mr Ishikawa Kinichiro, who was also teaching at the school at the time and began to learn Western painting. He also began to follow in his teacher's footsteps and travel sketching, promote art, and compose music.

After graduating in 1918, he taught at Dadaocheng Second Public School (Nissin Public School). During this period, he once mentored Mr. Kuo Hsueh-hu, who was a third-year student at the time. In 1921, when he taught at Dadaocheng Girls' Public School, he also mentored Ms. Xu Yuyan . When he taught at Penglai Public School from 1922 to 1936, he continued to encourage and prepare students to paint and to increase their interest in painting. During this period, he taught attentively at school and promoted community cultural activities, winning many awards for outstanding contributions. In 1922, he published the nursery

rhyme "Niu Ah Niu Ah", which is still popular today. On January 31 of the same year, Mr. Chen Yingsheng married Ms. Su Xiao, the third daughter of Mr. Su Liangdeng, a tea merchant. On January 6, 1923, his eldest daughter, Ms. Chen Biyun, was born. On December 8, 1927, his third son, Mr. Chen Xuebao, was born (the household registration office recorded him as "the third son"). When he became an adult, he married Ms. Hong Song. In December 1960, he gave birth to Chen Yiche on Datong Street in Taipei City, the eldest grandson of Mr. Chen Yingsheng.

Dedicated to promoting new art, the peak period of creation

In 1924, under the encouragement of Mr. Ishikawa Kinichiro, Chen Yingsheng, Ni Chiang-huai, Chen Chengbo, Chen Chengfan [zh], Lan Yinding, Chen Zhiqi, and Chen Yinyong [zh]established the "Seven Stars Painting Circle [zh]" with the name Qixing Mountain (Taipei). It was the earliest art group in Taiwan to promote the art movement and the first painting organization composed of Taiwanese. Since 1926, it has held a joint exhibition of members' works at the Taipei Museum (the predecessor of the current National Taiwan Museum) every year.

In July 1928, he travelled to Manchuria, Korea and Japan for sketching. He was one of the first Taiwanese painters to travel to Korea for drawing during the Japanese occupation (works: <Golden State Sunset>(金州斜陽), <Pyongyang Taedong River>(平壤 大同江), <Pyongyang Lianguang Pavilion>(平壤 練光亭),<Gumgang Mountain Jiulongyuan>(金剛山 九龍淵), <Dalian Tiger Stall>(大連 老虎攤) etc.). According to relevant documents, Lan Yinding also travelled with him. After returning to Taiwan, he held a solo exhibition of 30 works from his travels in mainland China at the "Dadaocheng Penglai Pavilion大稻埕蓬萊閣" from November 16 to 20 of the same year. From 1934 to 1935, he travelled to Dawu Mountain Village in Pingtung with Mr Lan Yinding to sketch. His works include "Mountain Landscape (Kabiyang Society)山地風景(卡卑揚社)", "Dawu's Early Spring大武的初春", and "Primitive Village原始之村". "Mountain Landscape (Kabiyang Society)山地風景(卡卑揚社" was exhibited at the National Taiwan Literature Museum-Cultural Association Centennial Special Exhibition in May 2021.

From 1924 to 1936, he continued to participate in the operation of painting associations (1924 Seven Stars Painting Forum, 1927 Taiwan Watercolor Painting Association, 1929 Taiwan Western Painting Free Research Institute (renamed Taiwan Painting Research Institute the following year), 1929 "Akashima Society赤島社", 1932 "Yilu Society一廬會", 1934 Japan Watercolor Painting Association), promoting Western watercolour painting movements and exchanges. During this period, his works were also selected for the 3rd and 4th Taiwan Watercolor Exhibitions (1929's "Back Alley後巷" and 1930's "Studio畫室") and the 21st and 23rd Japan Watercolor Exhibitions (1934's "Evening Meal夕膳" and 1936's "Primitive Village原始之村").

Public affairs and business period

In addition to being committed to promoting new art, Mr. Chen Yingsheng and his wife, Ms. Su Xiao, were also active in early childhood education and ran the "Dadaocheng Kindergarten" in Hong Kong Town from 1925 to 1947. His wife, Ms. Su Xiao (who served as the principal of Dadaocheng Kindergarten) published her experience in kindergarten education on "Parent Re-education" in the magazine "Taiwan Women's World" in April 1937.

From 1937 to 1947, he participated in many public affairs and business activities. He served as a review member and director of the Taipei City North District Life Improvement Association (the predecessor of the current Taipei City Library Yanping Branch) and the eight-person anonymous group of the Monopoly Bureau of the Taiwan Governor's Office. Member (wholesaler); director of the Taipei Chamber of Commerce and Industry and secretary of the Taiwan Tea Merchants Association, etc. He can be described as an extremely active businessperson in the contemporary era.

His name was changed to Tokuyama Tadayama on December 28, 1940 (Showa 15), and subsequent paintings were signed with Tokuyama Tadayama.

Old age

Mr. Chen Yingsheng was registered and lived in Minato Town 3-chome No. 44 from 1925 to 1947. In February 1948, he was registered in Gangu Street, Yanping District. He died in Datong Street, Taipei City, on May 28, 1961. He lived at 63 years old!

Mr. Chen Yingsheng also gave eight paintings to his eldest daughter, Chen Biyun, when she got married in 1950 as a souvenir, which was collected by future generations of family members. In addition, it is currently only known that the Shunyi Taiwan Museum of Art collected a watercolour painting of "Street Scene Porter" by Mr. Chen Yingsheng , and it was exhibited at the Taipei International Art Fair in October 2020; there is another work titled The oil on wood panel titled "Lady Picture" is in Chen Chengbo's collection and appears in the seventh volume of Chen Chengbo's complete works, Personal Historical Materials (II).

Famous and surviving works

External link

Chen Yingsheng official website

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