Lin Xiangru
Figure
1500-1600 (made)
1500-1600 (made)
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Figure of Lin Xiangru, First Minister of the Zhao State in 3rd century BC, holding a jade tablet. Porcelain with qingbai glaze. The figure stands on a rocky base holding in his two hands a rectangular plaque bearing the inscription incised: 'he shi bi'. He is a bearded and bewhiskered figure wearing a scholar's cap and with his head turned to the right and inclined slightly, his mouth opened to speak, and wearing a full-length robe with fur-trimmed hem, full sleeves and loose belt, also heavy shoes. Heavily potted porcelain, the base apparently solid and with a firing crack, the glaze having a strong greenish tint; the eyes have been pierced. On the back of the base is a stamped inscription in three columns: apparently reading: 'zhe chu long xi / wu lan ting zao / wu lan ting zao', partly obscured by the glaze.
Object details
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| Title | Lin Xiangru (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Figure of Lin Xiangru, porcelain with qingbai glaze; China (Jiangxi province), Ming dynasty |
| Physical description | Figure of Lin Xiangru, First Minister of the Zhao State in 3rd century BC, holding a jade tablet. Porcelain with qingbai glaze. The figure stands on a rocky base holding in his two hands a rectangular plaque bearing the inscription incised: 'he shi bi'. He is a bearded and bewhiskered figure wearing a scholar's cap and with his head turned to the right and inclined slightly, his mouth opened to speak, and wearing a full-length robe with fur-trimmed hem, full sleeves and loose belt, also heavy shoes. Heavily potted porcelain, the base apparently solid and with a firing crack, the glaze having a strong greenish tint; the eyes have been pierced. On the back of the base is a stamped inscription in three columns: apparently reading: 'zhe chu long xi / wu lan ting zao / wu lan ting zao', partly obscured by the glaze. |
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| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | FE.36-1970 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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