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Figure of Li Bai

Date1662 - 1722

Label TextThis figure in famille verte style represents the drunken and soundly sleeping Li Bai, the romantic Tang poet. The enamels were painted directly on to the prefired but unglazed porcelain body, which gives a slightly matte effect to the surface.

Object number45.16

Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000) Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum", cat. # 55Published References"Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 55 Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates. "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2000, p. 188

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions3 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (9.53 x 15.88 x 8.89 cm)

MediumHard paste porcelain