Traditional painter Yiching Chen creates floral artworks that are delicate but exquisitely detailed, brimming with beautiful blooms that draw the viewer into whimsical scenes. Chen’s figurative and landscape paintings are made using a Japanese pictorial technique known as Nihonga. She is one of the artists credited with keeping this centuries-old painting style alive.
Chen was born in Pingtung in Southern Taiwan in 1975. She studied computer science at the University of Taichung and started pursuing a teaching career in 1998. However, in 1999, Chen took a course in Japanese Nihonga and fell in love with painting. She moved to Japan to learn more about the technique, and, in 2000, began studying at the Kyoto University of the Arts. One of her teachers was the prominent Nihonga painter Takao Yamazaki.
In 2003, Chen earned the grand prize at the Shōhaku Art Museum in Nara, Japan. She graduated with a master of fine arts degree in 2004 and held her first solo exhibition at Kyoto’s Nasic Square that year. She then relocated to Lyon, France, to continue her art studies. Chen won the top prize at a painting and sculpture salon in Décines-Charpieu, France, in 2006. She moved to Paris in 2007 and won a bronze medal at a painting salon the following year.
Chen has exhibited in Japan and Europe, as well as in Taiwan and Hong Kong. She continues to live in Paris and since 2011 has taught Nihonga at the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts. In 2012, she wrote the first French book on the subject of Nihonga, Découvrir la peinture nihon-ga : Art traditionnel japonais. The book has become one of the leading references on the style.
On 1stDibs, find Yiching Chen paintings, mixed media works and other art.
Wind by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers, white
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Wind is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with Mineral pigments, gold and silver leaves on japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 30...
Gold Leaf
$2,573
Breeze II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, floral, light tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Breeze II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are...
Silver, Gold Leaf
Solitude by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, forest
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Solitude is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 70 × 1...
Silver
Brilliance by CHEN Yiching - Nihonga painting, flowers, earth colors
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Brilliance is a painting created by the contemporary Taiwanese artist Chen Yiching using mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf. Chen Yiching is an expert of «nihon-ga», a form of tr...
Wood Panel, Pigment
Snow of May III by Chen Yiching - nihonga painting, flowers, earth colors
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Snow of May III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 38 x 46 cm (15 ...
Wood Panel, Pigment
Wind II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, soft colors, tree
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Wind II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 30 x 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7...
Wood Panel, Pigment
$16,143
Happiness by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, floral, light tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Happiness is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions (unframed) are 70 × 150 c...
Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Pigment
$2,573
Mimosa II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flora, light tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Mimosa II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, silver leaves on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 41 × 2...
Silver
Bellflowers by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Bellflowers is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 61 × 50 cm (24 × 19.7...
Wood Panel, Pigment
$6,024
Serene by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flora, light tones, leaf
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Serene is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 61 × 50 ...
Silver
$6,024
Golden Rain by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flora, yellow tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Golden Rain is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions a...
Silver, Gold Leaf
$23,863
Spring Rain by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers, wisteria
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Spring Rain is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, silver leaf, dimensions are 110 × ...
Silver
$2,054
Bellflower by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flora, light tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Bellflower is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions ar...
Silver, Gold Leaf
$2,386
Hide and Seek by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, floral, animal
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Hide and Seek is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 30 x 40 cm (11.8 ...
Wood Panel, Pigment
Inner Vibration 3
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In Haleh Mashian's "Inner Vibration 3," a variety of techniques and materials coalesce to give voice to the concept of an inner spirituality resonating outward into the surrounding w...
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Other Medium
Of Wonder
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
Mirage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
Warm in the Sun
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 36 in
The Contemporary World - Original Surrealist Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
$2,100
H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in
Brood (Collage Landscape of Chicken Farm and Reclining Female Figure)
Located in Hudson, NY
Brood (Collage Landscape of Chicken Farm and Reclining Female Figure) by Olan Quattro 2024, gouache, paper, and acrylic on wood panel, 18 x 24 inches Olan Quattro's subtle and sophi...
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel
The Wisdom of Delight
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$1,480Sale Price|29% Off
H 13 in W 6.5 in
Matador, mixed media portrait of nude woman in dark garden
By Deirdre O'Connell
Located in New York, NY
“I thought the world was turned upside down when I started this body of work right after the 2016 presidential election. Little did I know. I had gone to the Woman's March in Washing...
Metal, Gold Leaf
$2,100
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Summer Lawn (Elegant Collage of Three Female Figures Playing Croquet)
Located in Hudson, NY
Summer Lawn (Elegant Collage of Three Female Figures Playing Croquet) by Olan Quattro 2025, gouache, paper, and acrylic on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches Olan Quattro's subtle and sophi...
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel
The Donkey and the Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gabriel Mendoza El burro y el caballo (The Donkey and the Horse), 2025 Gold leaf and black bole on wood panel 15.75 x 23.62 x 1 inches This one-of-a-kind painting is mounted on wood...
Gold Leaf
$2,900
H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in
Float (Whimsical Landscape Collage of Swans and Figure Against Blue Sky)
Located in Hudson, NY
Float (Whimsical Landscape Collage of Swans and Figure Against Blue Sky) by Olan Quattro 2024, gouache, paper, and acrylic on wood panel, 24 x 36 inches Olan Quattro's subtle and so...
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel
$200
H 7.25 in W 2.25 in D 2 in
"Home Plate 14" Figurative Sculpture by Lauren Rinaldi
By Lauren Rinaldi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 14" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures approx. 7.25"h x 2.5"w x ...
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
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H 16.15 in W 13 in
Vincennes Forest by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, dark tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Vincennes Forest is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 41 cm x 33 cm ...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
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H 27.56 in W 59.06 in
Silva by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, forest, trees, green
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Silva is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with natural mineral pigments, oxidized silver leaf, Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions a...
Silver
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H 18.9 in W 13.39 in
Cosmos by CHEN Yiching - Contemporary Nihonga painting, flowers
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Cosmos, painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist CHEN Yiching. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all the...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
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H 23.63 in W 47.25 in
An afternoon in Meudon by CHEN Yiching - Contemporary Nihonga painting, forest
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
An afternoon in Meudon, painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all the poetry she ...
Silver
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H 13.12 in W 17.92 in
Bond by CHEN Yiching - Contemporary Nihonga painting, flora, blue
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Bond, painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, 2021. 33.3 cm × 45.5 cm. This artwork is sold framed with a white f...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
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H 27.56 in W 59.06 in
Yozakura by CHEN Yiching - Contemporary Nihonga painting, flowering tree
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Yozakura, painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all the poetry she finds in natur...
Silver
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H 47.25 in W 23.63 in
Dance by CHEN Yiching - Contemporary Nihonga painting, flowers
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Dance, painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all the poetry she finds in nature w...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
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H 20.08 in W 23.63 in
Cherry Tree Season, Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Cherry Tree Season (2018) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all the poetr...
Silver
Eclat, Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Eclat (Brightness, 2013) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the pa...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Cherry Tree I, Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Cherry Tree I (Cerisier I, 2012) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all th...
Gold Leaf
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H 70.87 in W 70.87 in
Love At First Sight - Large Scale Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Love At First Sight (Coup de foudre, 2009) is a large-scale painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the pa...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
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H 34.26 in W 35.44 in
Brise d'Automne, Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Brise d'Automne (Fall Breeze, 2012) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), the painter expresses all...
Gold Leaf