Li Gonglin

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• 伯時 字
• 龍眠山人 室名、別號

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• 詩人
• 鑒賞家
• 甲骨文專家
• 金石學家
• [為官者：文]
• 畫家

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Li Gonglin lived from 1049 to 1106 and is identified as a Northern Song painter, poet, and connoisseur of ancient objects.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The structured biographical record supplies the name and dates and classifies Li Gonglin as a poet, connoisseur, and painter.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The profile and biographical entries provide the name, Song-period identity, life dates, and descriptions of Li Gonglin as a poet, antiquarian, and painter.
   • WikidataLi Gonglin (Q716389)The English description identifies Li Gonglin as a Chinese painter and gives the years 1049–1106; the time claims provide the corresponding dates.
2. [2] Names and place of origin Li Gonglin's courtesy name was Boshi, his sobriquets included Longmian Jushi and Longmian Shanren, and accounts variously place his origin in Tongcheng, Shuzhou, or Shucheng in present-day Anhui.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The structured record gives Boshi, Longmian shanren, and Tongcheng as Li Gonglin's courtesy name, sobriquet, and native place.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The profile and biographical entries provide the names Longmian Jushi and Boshi and record the differing Tongcheng, Shuzhou, and Shucheng origins, including Shucheng's location in Anhui.
   • WikidataLi Gonglin (Q716389)The name data independently lists Boshi and Longmian shanren as Chinese aliases.
3. [3] Family Li Gonglin was a fourth-generation descendant of Li Sheng of the Southern Tang; his father was Li Xuyi, his younger brother Li Gongyin, and his grandson Li Hu lived from 1098 to 1174.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical text identifies Li Sheng of the Southern Tang as Li Gonglin's fourth-generation ancestor.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The kinship data lists Li Sheng as a fourth-generation ancestor, Li Xuyi as father, Li Gongyin as younger brother, and Li Hu as grandson, with Li Hu's birth and death years.
4. [4] Examination Li Gonglin passed the jinshi examination in the third year of Xining, dated 1070 in one account, while another gives the third year of Yuanyou.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The examination entry confirms Li Gonglin's jinshi status without specifying a year.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical texts identify him as a Xining-three jinshi, give 1070 in one account, and preserve the Yuanyou-three variant in another.
5. [5] Official career Li Gonglin served at Nankang, Changyuan, and Sizhou, entered the Secretariat and Censorate offices on Lu Dian's recommendation, reached the rank of Chaofeng Lang, and served as a Ministry of Rites examination examiner in 1079.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The four biographical entries together provide the Nankang, Changyuan, and Sizhou offices, Lu Dian's recommendation, the Secretariat and Censorate posts, the rank of Chaofeng Lang, and the 1079 examination appointment.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The office data independently lists the Censorate legal-examiner post and the editing post.
6. [6] Retirement In 1100 Li Gonglin retired because of an illness variously called bi or wind-bi, returned to Longmian Mountain or its estate, made the Shanzhuang tu, and saw it prized.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical entries give the Yuanfu-three retirement, the bi or wind-bi variants, the return to Longmian Mountain or its estate, the making of the Shanzhuang tu, and its being prized.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The structured chronology places Li Gonglin's life within a period ending in 1106.
   • WikidataLi Gonglin (Q716389)The time claim gives 1106 as the year of death, consistent with the retirement chronology.
7. [7] Death Li Gonglin died in the fifth year of Chongning, 1106, at the age of fifty-eight.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical entries give the Chongning-five death and, in one of them, the age of fifty-eight.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The structured biographical record confirms the death year as 1106.
   • WikidataLi Gonglin (Q716389)The English description and time claim both give 1106 as the death year.
8. [8] Antiquarian and literary learning Li Gonglin was learned and antiquarian, excelled in poetry and prose, knew unusual characters, studied the lineages and inscriptions of ancient ritual bronzes, and was known as a connoisseur of ancient objects.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical texts describe his antiquarian learning, poetry and prose, knowledge of unusual characters, and examination of the lineages and inscriptions of ancient bells and vessels.
   • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The classifications also identify him as a poet, connoisseur, and epigraphist.
9. [9] Painting subjects and baimiao Li Gonglin painted figures, religious subjects, horses, landscapes, birds-and-flowers, and Buddhist images, and was especially skilled in baimiao.
   • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The four biographical entries collectively describe his painting of figures, Buddhist and Daoist subjects, horses, landscapes, birds-and-flowers, and Buddhist images, as well as his skill in baimiao.
10. [10] Artistic reputation His paintings of horses and figures were said to surpass earlier masters and were also said to rank first in Song painting.
    • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical texts preserve the evaluations that his horse and figure paintings surpassed earlier masters and were ranked first in Song painting.
11. [11] Paintings Works transmitted to the present include the Five Horses and the other named paintings.
    • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical entries name 《五馬圖》 and the paintings 《蓮社圖》, 《西園雅集圖》, 《免胄圖》, and 《孝經圖》.
12. [12] Kaogu tu and poems Li Gonglin is associated with the five-volume 《考古圖》, and twenty of his poems are now recorded.
    • Souyun李公麟 (27334)The biographical entries provide the information that twenty poems are recorded and that 《考古圖》 consists of five volumes.
    • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The work data lists 《考古圖》 and a five-volume title explicitly associated with Li Gonglin.
13. [13] Epigraphic discussions Li Gonglin shared an interest in epigraphy with Lü Dalin and Zhao Mingcheng and discussed it with them.
    • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The association data classifies the relationships with Lü Dalin and Zhao Mingcheng as scholarly discussion and notes their shared interest in epigraphy.
14. [14] Teaching and artistic influence Jia Shigu studied under Li Gonglin and was known for baimiao paintings of Buddhist and Daoist figures; Li Gonglin's style was followed by Ding Xiyan, Li Sixian, Shi Fanlong, and Jin Yingui.
    • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The associations identify Jia Shigu as Li Gonglin's student and describe his relaxed-looking baimiao figures; they also list Ding Xiyan, Li Sixian, Shi Fanlong, and Jin Yingui as followers of Li Gonglin's painting style.
15. [15] Colophons and letters Su Shi and Huang Tingjian wrote colophons for Li Gonglin's calligraphic and painted works and sent him letters.
    • CBDBLi Gonglin (19865)The association data records Su Shi and Huang Tingjian as writers of colophons for his calligraphy and paintings and as correspondents who sent him letters.