Qin and Han · Calligrapher and Official

Cui Shi 崔寔

Cuī Shí

Attested AD 100 - AD 200

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Cui Shi was a Calligrapher and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 100 to AD 200 chapter chronology
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 2
AD 140 to AD 170 崔寔
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 193

Family

Ancestor of Cui Xuan (崔暹)
descendant 後
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 2

Key source chapters

Learning and skills

Skill calligraphy 書
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 193

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang · 1 passage

崔暹，字季倫，博陵安平人，漢尚書寔之後也，世為北州著姓。 Cui Xian, styled Jilun, was a man of Anping in Boling commandery, a descendant of Cui Shi, Han minister of works, and for generations a leading house of the northern provinces.

Book of Liang, Chapter 35Volume 35: Xiao Zike; Xiao Zifan; Xiao Zixian; Xiao Ziyun · 1 passage

其書迹雅爲高祖所重，嘗論子雲書曰：「筆力勁駿，心手相應，巧逾杜度，美過崔寔，當與元常並驅爭先。」 His calligraphic traces were elegantly valued by the Emperor, who once discussed Ziyun's writing, saying, "Brush strength vigorous and fleet, heart and hand in accord; skill surpassing Du Du, beauty exceeding Cui Shi—he ought to race neck and neck with You."