LIN, Pao-chia
1989 Solo exhibition, National Gallery, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1978 Tao Lin Pottery Masters and Students Group Exhibition –the Concerto of Soil
and Fl Zhongshan N. Road,Taipei, Taiwan and had received a great number
pupils
1973 Establishment of National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
LIN was appointed as the Consultant for its Ceramics Division and professor for
the technical training programs 1961 Appointed as the of the Head of Ceramics
Factory of Chunghwa Art, supervised on the making of traditional vases and
imitations of antique pottery, provided the most advanced skills and knowledge
on glaze at the time to the factory
1946 Committee member at the Taiwan Administrative Executive Office in handling
Japanese Properties, and appointed as the Ceramics Division head for a mining
company's Miaoli office, and then Factory Director of its Hsinchu office
1938 National Institute of Ceramics Studies, Kyoto, Japan
1936 Studied pottery making at Komatsu Castle Pottery Production Co., Ltd,
Ishikawa Prefecture, Hokuriku, Japan
1934 Studied abroad in Japan but gave up practicing medicine for pottery and entered
Kyoto Senior School of Industry majoring in ceramics production.
Ice Crackle Celadon
The circel decoration lends volume and texture to the simple straight vase. The solid glass ice-crackle glaze gives the work not only a layer effect but also a dignified personality.
Gloss Celadon
The notch technique is used to accentuate the lines of the work and variations on space. The light greenish-blue glaze varies in tone from light to dark due to the change of the crest line of the porcelain body.
Overall, the work goes for simplicity instead of complexity to set off the delicate and exquisite beauty of spindle vase.
Aromas From Across the Mountains
This piece of work was presented in Lin's solo exhibition at the National Museum of History. It has an outstanding shape and an elegant glazing color. The tripod design can be found in his early works, but this work is different from others by having a long neck.
Purple Flowers
The classic-style celadon globular vase reveals modern beauty with decorations of fish, mesh peacock green glaze, and Jun glazed purple flowers.
The Four Seasons / Roses / Dancing in the Spring Breeze / Above the Clouds
All of the Lin's artwork exhibited here are the celadon masterpieces created in the latter part of his life. Some works feature the use of bold colors and his originality of using still life and abstract painting techniques on the ceramics, such as The Four Seasons, Roses, and Dancing in the Spring Breeze. Others build up the space only by sprinkling of several clouds with Jun glaze, such as Above the Clouds