Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler and Calligrapher

Emperor Wen of Song 宋文帝

Sòng Wén Dì

Attested AD 424 - AD 453

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wen of Song was a ruler and Calligrapher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 154

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 154

Learning and skills

Skill calligraphy 書
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 154

Assessments and attributes

Assessment claimed he could match Wang Zijing; contemporaries said native gift surpassed Yang Xin but craft trailed Xin · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Wang Sengqian (王僧虔)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 154

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies 14: Wang Sengqian, Zhang Xu · 1 passage

其論書曰：「宋文帝書，自云可比王子敬，時議者云『天然勝羊欣，功夫少於欣』。 In his discourse on calligraphy he wrote: "Emperor Wen of Song claimed his hand could stand beside Wang Zijing's; men of the time said, "By native gift he outdoes Yang Xin, yet in practiced craft he trails Xin."