臺南美術史

Kyo Kin-Rin (Hsu Chin-Lin), The Temple in the Afternoon, from the catalogue of the 4th Taiten (Taiwan Art Exhibition), 1929.

This a work by Kyo Kin-Rin (Hsu Chin-Lin; years of birth and death unknown) was selected into the 4th Taiten (Taiwan Art Exhibition) in 1930. The artist started teaching at the Meiji Public School (明治公學校; now the Tainan Municipal Chenggong Elementary School) in 1929, and was a colleague of the artist, Kou Kai-Ju (江海樹 [Chiang Hai-Shu], 1897-year of death unknown). The next year, he was selected into the 4th Taiten for the first time. The Temple in the Afternoon depicts the Mazulou Tianhou Temple (媽祖樓天后宮), located at Chuan Shao Xiang (船哨巷; a place for sailors to rest near a channel, now near the end of Tainan’s Zhongxiao Street) north to Wutiaogang (五條港) in Tainan. Judging from the brushwork, the painting is probably a watercolor. Although in a semi-figurative style, the painting is permeated with a prosperous atmosphere created by the cluster of vendors and civic activities in front of the temple, displaying a vivid momentum. In 1933, he joined a workshop held by Yamamoto Isoichi (山本磯一) at his own residence (Tainan etching workshop) to learn etching techniques. In 1935, he resigned from the teaching post at the public school, but still continued his exploration in artistic creation.

References:
Lee, Shu-Pei. “A Study of Landscapes of Tainan in the Catalogues of the Taiten and the Futen during the Period of Japanese Rule.” The 2022 NCAF Visual Arts Grant for Study and Research – 2nd Phase, 2023.
Chen, Kun-Yi. “Starting from Wutiaogang, and Ending at Ginza-dori— Hsu Chin-Lin, a Sidelined Painter.” https://taifuten.com/story/【名單之後】始於五條港，終在銀座通-綠葉畫/ (viewed on 2023.11.11)