Overview
Liu Yuan was a Sculptor, Artist, and Official.
PeriodYuan
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Bingyuan | 秉元 | Bǐngyuán |
Life and dates
Death
- died at a ripe old age 以壽終Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 269
Attested activity
- AD 1264 to AD 1294 至元中Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 203, passage 261
- AD 1311 to AD 1320 仁宗嘗敕Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 203, passage 264
- AD 1311 to AD 1368 以壽終Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 203, passage 269
- AD 1271 to AD 1368 元劉元Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 159
Family
- Kinship Role wives · Count 2 · palace women granted by the throneDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 263
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- sculptor of human figures 塑人物像Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 159
- office commanding his artisan subordinates 官長其屬AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 263
- Director of the Palace Library 秘書卿HeldDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 269
- Grand Academician of the Academy of Literary Brilliance 昭文館大學士HeldDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 269
- Grand Master for Proper Service 正奉大夫HeldDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 269
- EnteredDaoist priestDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 260
Show 1 more source-backed claim
- forbidden to make other deities' images for private patrons without imperial order 非有旨不許為人造他神像Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 264
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation Lived underDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 159
- Polity Id yuan · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passages 261, 269
- At Baodi in Ji prefecture 薊之寶坻 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 259
Learning and skills
- Subject Indian Buddhist images 西天梵相 · Teacher Person Id Anige (阿尼哥)Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 258
- Subject multiple arts 其藝非一 · Teacher Person Id Ba (把)Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 260
- Skill clay, cast-metal, and boduo-huan Buddha images 塑土、范金、搏換為佛像 · Level consummateDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 261
- Skill modeling human figures 塑人物像 · Level supremeDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 159
Works and attributed material
- image of the Emperor of Benevolence and Sagacity 仁聖帝像Relation MakerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 265
- Three Sovereigns at Shangdu 上都三皇Relation MakerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 262
- Western Regions Buddha images 西番佛像Relation MakerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 268
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 266
Events and relationships
- Accompanied emperor on progressCourt · AttendantDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 263
- Granted palace women as wivesMarriage · Husband · Count 2Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 263
- Made Eastern Peak temple imagesArtisan · Sculptor · At Eastern Peak Temple, southern Dadu 大都南城東嶽廟Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 265
- Modeled attendant on Wei Zheng portraitDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passages 266-267
- Relation Student of · Person Ba (把)Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 260
- Relation Student of · Person Anige (阿尼哥)Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 258
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment captured the subtle essence of the three sage-kings · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 262
- Assessment consummate artist; realm acclaimed his images · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passages 258, 261
- Assessment scholar-officials marveled at the attendant image finished in one day · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 267
References in the histories
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