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.
The Spring Wind by CHEN Yiching - Japanese Painting, flowers, birds, blue
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
The Spring Wind is a painting by Taïwanese artist Chen Yiching. Chen Yiching is an expert of «nihon-ga», a form of traditional Japanese (nihon) painting (ga). This very demanding te...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
$5,850
Awakening II by CHEN Yiching - Japanese painting, flowers, bird, earth tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Awakening II is a painting by Taïwanese artist Chen Yiching created with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood. The painting is sold framed (white shadow box). The dime...
Paper, Pigment
Snow of May II by CHEN Yiching - Nihonga painting, flora, earth tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Snow of May II (2016) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Mineral pigments and silver leaves on japanese paper mounted on wood. 50 cm × 70 cm. Sold unframed...
Silver
Summer II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers, nature
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Summer II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with mineral pigments and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 50 × ...
Gold Leaf
Awakening by CHEN Yiching - Nihonga painting, flowers, nature
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Awakening is a painting by Taïwanese artist Chen Yiching created with mineral pigments and silver leaf. Dimensions are 100 cm × 100 cm (39.3 x 39.3 in). The artwork is sold framed (...
Silver
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 07 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 07 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$11,830Sale Price|30% Off
H 29.5 in W 41 in D 2 in
The Ancient Beeches, Sunset Shadows and River, English Lsndscape, 19th century
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine 19th century landscape oil on canvas by Alfred de Breanski Sr., this sunset, color and light, are exceptional in this work. Alfred De Brea...
Canvas, Oil
$1,791Sale Price|40% Off
H 42.52 in W 32.29 in
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Highland cattle
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with Highland herd at the lake. 102 x 77 cm without frame, 108 x 82 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded woode...
Canvas, Oil
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 20 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 20 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 05 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 05 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 14 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 14 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 03 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 03 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 22 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 22 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 16 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 16 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 18 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 18 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,238
H 27 in W 37 in D 2 in
River Landscape, Late Autumn, 19th-Century British Landscape Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Frank Walton (1840-1928) depicts a tranquil river landscape, most likely set within the Surrey countryside near the artist’s hom...
Canvas, Oil
$1,319
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 06 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 06 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Wood Panel, Oil
Sold
H 20.87 in W 13.12 in
Manjushage by CHEN Yiching - Nihonga painting, flora, red and pink
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Manjushage (2018) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, 53 cm × 33.3 cm. Artwork sold framed As a speciali...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Sold
H 16.26 in W 10.83 in
Research III by CHEN Yiching - Nihonga painting, squirrel, earth tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Research III (2020) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, 41.3 cm × 27.5 cm. Artwork sold unframed As a sp...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Quiétude (Tranquility) - Landscape painting, large size
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Quiétude (Tranquility) is a panoramic large-scale painting by Paris-based Taiwanese contemporary artist CHEN Yiching. On this dominantly gray/green toned painting, the artist has use...
Silver
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H 44.1 in W 51.97 in
The Summer Wind - Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
The Summer Wind (2020) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Earth and mineral pigments, silver and copper leaves, Japanese paper m...
Silver, Copper
Sold
H 39.38 in W 55.12 in
Hope by CHEN Yiching (Cosmos series) - Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Hope (2020) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Earth and mineral pigments, Japanese paper mounted on wood, 100 x 140 cm. This artwork is a diptych composed...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in
The Spring Wind, Contemporary Nihonga (Japanese Painting)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
The Spring Wind (2020) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Earth and mineral pigments, Japanese paper mounted on wood, 70 x 100 cm. Artwork sold unframed. A...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Hanami - Large-Scale Contemporary Nihonga Painting
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Hanami is a quadriptych painting by Paris-based Taiwanese artist CHEN Yiching. Its title refers to the Japanese tradition of « flower viewing », especially cherry blossoms like the o...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Quiétude (Tranquility)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Quiétude (Tranquility) is a panoramic large-scale painting by Paris-based Taiwanese contemporary artist CHEN Yiching. On this dominantly gray/green toned painting, the artist has use...
Silver
Amour (Love)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Amour (Love, 2008) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen, made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese paintin...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Printemps (Spring)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Spring (Printemps) is a painting by Paris-based Taiwanese artist CHEN Yiching made of mineral pigments on Japanese paper. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), ...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment
Souffle (Breath)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Souffle (Breath 2013) is an artwork by Paris-based Taiwanese artist CHEN Yiching made of mineral pigments on Japanese paper. As a specialist of Nihonga (traditional Japanese paintin...
Paper, Wood Panel, Pigment