Jin Zhang died suddenly in 1939, at the age of 54. Her death was especially difficult for her son Wang Shixiang, who completely changed the course of his life as a result of the loss of his mother. While he had not attended school from puberty to the age of twenty-five, he suddenly devoted his life to art and study in 1939 and eventually became a respected authored of numerous books on subjects like Chinese furniture and pigeon whistles.
