Lu Xun
Figurine
ca. 1984 (made)
ca. 1984 (made)
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The Shiwan kilns have specialized in making figures for centuries. This figure of Lu Xun, China's celebrated novelist of the 20th century, is very naturalistically modelled, down to the cigarette held between his fingers.
Object details
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| Title | Lu Xun (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Figurine, 'Lu Xun' by Liu Zemian, glazed stoneware, Shiwanzhen, China, ca.1984 |
| Physical description | Figurine of stoneware, in the form of a seated male figure wearing white garments. (The record image contains three objects, the figure described is the central object) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CHINA 283' on base |
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| Object history | Bought in China by Rose Kerr, AK/FED in course of trip to China to acquire 20th c. material in 1984 Notes on significance: Model in production from c.1970 |
| Production | Artist: Liu Zemian (1936 - ), modeller Biographical reference: 'Shiwan Wares', Fung Ping Shan Museum (Hong Kong, 1979), p.301 Shiwan, Guangdong province, CHINA |
| Summary | The Shiwan kilns have specialized in making figures for centuries. This figure of Lu Xun, China's celebrated novelist of the 20th century, is very naturalistically modelled, down to the cigarette held between his fingers. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr 'Contemporary Chinese crafts' V&A Album 4, 1985, p. 326, fig. 9; Frances Wood and Rose Kerr 'Chinese collections' Crafts 77 (Nov-Dec 1985) pp.36-37
'Shiwan Wares' Fung Ping Shan Museum, (Hong Kong 1979) no.222, p.111 is same figure but with potter's mark 'Liu Zemian' dated c.1970 and height 23cm |
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| Accession number | FE.66-1984 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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