Li Gonglin

Li Gonglin (李公麟, 1049–1106), style name Boshi (伯時), art name Longmian Jushi (龍眠居士, Householder of the Sleeping Dragon), was a Chinese antiquarian, painter, and politician during the Northern Song dynasty.

He moved to serve at the capital of Kaifeng, a common path at the time.

It was there that he became increasingly familiar with the literary figures of the day, both collecting and copying their works.

[3]: 82  Li's work lay the foundation of Song antiquarian nomenclature and use interpretation of ancient bronze vessels.

For example, his use of the term taotie based on 3rd and 4th century BCE scripture for a mask like decoration on bronze vessels, became standard vocabulary for the description of bronze vessels and is still used by scholars today.