Huang Yulin
Huang Yulin (1842–1914) was a late Qing Yixing potter whose repertoire included naturalistic and archaic vessel forms. His association with collector Wu Dacheng links teapot design to the study of earlier bronzes and inscriptions.
Names and aliases
Traditional 黃玉麟
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Documented work#
- In the 1880s–1890s Wu Dacheng invited Huang Yulin and the potter Yu Guoliang (俞國良) to Suzhou, where they examined Wu's collection of Shang–Zhou bronzes and 秦漢瓦当 (Qin–Han roof tiles) and created teapots stamped with Wu's studio mark '愙齋' (Kezhai) on the base and '玉麟' inside the lid.1
Museum and excavated reference objects#
| Museum / Excavation | Reference object | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware (茶具文物馆), Hong Kong | Square bushel-shaped zisha teapot (紫砂斗方壶, Plate 114 in 1986 China Ancient Teaware Exhibition Catalogue; height 8.6 cm, width 15.8 cm; underside of lid stamped with the oval seal '玉麟') | 2 |
| Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware (茶具文物馆), Hong Kong | Fish-turning-into-dragon zisha teapot (紫砂鱼化龙壶), with a retractable dragon-head knob that extends when tea is poured | 3 |
The sloping sides of Nelson-Atkins teapot 58-15 A,B echo a square grain measure. A seated figure with a staff and basket appears on one face and a poem on the other. The museum attributes the pot to Huang Yulin and locates the square 玉麟 seal inside the lid. It dates the vessel to the nineteenth century.No. 22 · pp. 46–47 · PDF 48–4958-15 A,B
Life dates#
1842–1914. Born 1842 (Daoguang 22), died 1914; active in Dingshu (Shushan) and invited by Wu Dacheng (1835–1902) to stay at his Suzhou studio to pot zisha vessels after ancient bronzes and Han tiles.4
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