The poet is represented drunk and reclining, with his legs crossed, reclining on a partly overturned wine-jar of oviform-shape. He wears an official hat with tall boots. He is bearded, and is wearing an official hat and a green robe.
The poet is represented drunk and reclining, with his legs crossed, reclining on a partly overturned wine-jar of oviform-shape. He wears an official hat with tall boots. He is bearded, and is wearing an official hat and a green robe.
A related piece is illustrated in the catalogue “A Culture revealed Kangxi Era Chinese Porcelain from the Jie Rui Tang Collection“, Jieruitang publishing, 2017, p. 102, no. 34.
Li Bai (701-762), also called Li Po or Li-taï-pé, was acclaimed in his own day for his poetic genius, a reputation that has endured over the centuries. A somewhat romantic figure, Li Bai wrote timeless, inspirational poems about friendship, love, loss and wine. His style was innovative, yet respectful of earlier traditions. His love of wine was well known, and he is immortalized in the famous poem “Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup”, by his good friend and contemporary Du Fu.