Pan Zuyin (1830–1890) was a high-ranking
Qing dynasty mandarin and a major art collector. He was president of the Board of Works ( 工部尚书), president of Board of War ( 兵部尚书), and grand councilor ( 军机大臣). In 1860,
Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), the Viceroy of Shaan-Gan was claimed to impeachment in the court. At that time, Pan Zuyin, a politician in the Qing governor to Zuo Zongtang submitted three petitions to the
Xianfeng Emperor (1831–1861). Pan said that the country could not do without Hunan and Hunan could not do without Zuo Zongtang. It moved the Xianfeng Emperor greatly and saved Zuo Zongtang. In 1875, Zuo Zongtang presented Da Yu ding he treasured as a gift to Pan Zuyin in return for his great assist. Pan Zuyin was a famous collector with rich knowledge in Chinese characters. In Beijing, he has "Pangu Pavilion" (攀古楼) to preserve antiques including ancient bronzes. In 1872, he wrote "Pangu Pavilion Bronze inscriptions". Later, in 1890, Pan acquired the Da Ke ding, the second largest bronzeware of the Western Zhou dynasty after the Da Yu ding. These two tripods brought great credit to the Pan family. Pan couldn't get a son to inherit his family property. In 1883, Pan retired for his father's funeral. In 1890, Pan died in Beijing. His younger brother Pan Zunian (; 1870–1925) inherited the family property.
The text above has been excerpted automatically from Wikipedia - please correct any errors in the
original article.
潘祖荫（1830年 - 1890年），字
伯寅，一字
东镛、
凤笙，号
郑盦、
龟盦、
龙威洞天主，江苏省苏州府吴县（今苏州市）人，祖籍安徽歙县，为状元
潘世恩孙，曾任晚清政府要职，赐諡
文勤。
Read more...: 生平 轶闻 著作
生平
道光二十六年（1846年）参加顺天乡试挑取誊录 。道光二十八年（1848年）获恩赏为举人。道光三十年（1850年）被选任为国子监学正学录。咸丰二年（1852年）考上壬子恩科第一甲第三名探花，授职翰林院编修。后左迁侍读，入值南书房，任日讲起居注官。历任侍读学士、光禄寺卿、左副都御史、工部侍郎、户部侍郎、大理寺卿，礼部右侍郎、工部尚书、刑部尚书、兵部尚书、军机大臣。咸丰十年（1860年），上疏力保被弹劾的左宗棠，说：「国家不可一日无湖南，湖南不可一日无宗棠也。」光绪八年（1882年），任军机大臣；次年（1883年）正月，服父丧去职。
1889年，担任会试总裁，将考题 "介我眉寿" 泄漏给同乡。
光绪十六年（1890年），忽感寒身，热汗不止，十一月病逝于任上；朝廷追赠太子太傅，諡文勤 。
轶闻
陈庆溎《归里清谈》提到：「（潘祖荫）尚书天阉，与翁常熟（翁同和）同。一门生不知，初谒时，询问『老师，几位世兄？』，尚书曰：『汝不知我天阉乎』？」
北京老字号同和居名菜「潘鱼」，一说为潘祖荫所创。
著作
潘祖荫爱好善本书及金石碑版，是古玩字画的专业收藏家，所藏钟鼎彝器多达五百馀件，拥有史颂鼎、大盂鼎（今藏于中国国家博物馆）和大克鼎（今藏于上海博物馆），其眼光之厉害，闻名南北，因此被人称作「潘神眼」，著有《滂喜民斋丛书》、《攀古楼彝器款识》等。
The text above has been excerpted automatically from Wikipedia - please correct any errors in the
original article.
