Lu Tong and Servant

Min Zhen, who was orphaned at age 12 and developed an eccentric personality, was trained by Tang Yin (1682–1756), a writer, playwright, and superintendent of the imperial porcelain workshops in Jingdezhen. The connection to him may have enabled Min to stay in Beijing for a decade from around 1773. It is not clear whether he ever resided in Yangzhou, but his style is in many instances reminiscent of that of Yangzhou artist Huang Shen. This album demonstrates Min’s versatility and mature style in the last years of his life.

A vertically oriented ink drawing on paper depicts Lu Tong and his servant. Lu Tong, a man with light skin tone and long beard, sits in voluminous robes facing our right. Behind him, his servant with light skin tone lies with eyes closed. A pine tree with needle clusters and wispy branches overhangs them. Dark streaks mark the ground and hills. To our right, a stove holds a pot. Two red seals mark bottom corners.

Lu Tong and Servant

1788

Min Zhen

(Chinese, 1730–after 1788)

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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