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Lin Jinghong
Hàn-jī	林錦鴻
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Lîm Kím-hông
Tâi-lô	Lîm Kím-hông

Lin Jinhong (August 9, 1905 - 1985), a native of Shekou Village, Fenyuan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, was a painter. He once co-founded the "Six Inkstones Society" with Lü Tiezhou, Guo Xuehu, Chen Jinghui, Yang San-lang, and Cao Qiupu.^[1] During the Japanese occupation, he held an art exhibition at the Changhua Arts Hall. After World War II, he served as the third Fenyuan Township Village Representative and joined the Taiwan Xinmin Newspaper as an art reporter.^[1] He was also a member of the Central Taiwan Art Association, Kuangxi Art Association, and Changhua County Art Association.

His works have been selected for exhibitions such as the "Taiwan Exhibition",^[2] "Chunyang Exhibition",^[3] Taiwan Thousand People Art Association Exhibition, Changhua County Art Association Exhibition, China-Japan Exchange Exhibition, and Fanglan Art Exhibition.^[4]

Life

Lin Jinhong was born in Fenyuan Shekou Village, Changhua. After graduating from Taipei Normal School (now National Taipei University of Education) in 1926 (Taishō 15), he taught at Fenyuan Public School for three years. Later, in 1929 (Shōwa 4), he went to the Kawabata Painting School in Tokyo, Japan, to learn from Tanabe Tsurugi and Okada Saburosuke. During this period, he participated in the New Year Taiwan Exhibition and the Taiwan Art Exhibition in Tokyo. His work "Girl" was praised by the then Taiwan Governor Ishizuka. Yingzang appreciated it and purchased it for collection. Later, on June 9, 1935 (Shōwa 10), he formed the "Six Inkstone Society" with Lu Tiezhou, Guo Xuehu, Chen Jinghui, Yang San-lang, and Cao Qiupu, and planned to establish an art museum but failed. After that, he went to Shanghai to do business for five years.^[1]

Returning to Taiwan after World War II, he once obtained the salt monopoly of Fenyuan Township and served as executive director and president of the Salt Merchant Association. In addition, he also served as the president of the Parents Association of Fenyuan National School and the third township president. Representatives of the people currently serve in Jieshou primary and secondary schools.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 郭俊沛建筑师事务所《彰化縣歷史建築彰化市公會堂調查研究》 [Guo Junpei Architects "Investigation and Research on the Changhua City Public Hall, a Historic Building in Changhua County"]. 彰化县文化局. 2004. pp. 2–3. ISBN 957-01-9832-X.
^ "台灣美屣" [Taiwan beauty].
^ "春陽展情報". 一般社団法人春陽会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
^ 芳蘭美展 (in Chinese). 芳蘭美術會. 1986.