Sui and Tang · Musician and Actor

Li Keji 李可及

Lǐ Kějí

First attested AD 860; died AD 873

Passages
9
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

Li Keji was a Musician and Actor.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Key source chapters

  1. New Book of Tang, Chapter 181 Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu 8 passages
  2. New Book of Tang, Chapter 183 Volume 183 Biographies 108: Bi, Cui, Liu, Lu, Zheng, Zhu, Han 1 passage

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9 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu · 8 passages
同昌公主喪畢,帝與郭淑妃悼念不已,可及為帝造曲,曰《嘆百年》,教舞者數百,皆珠翠襐飾,刻畫魚龍地衣,度用繒五千,倚曲作辭,哀思裴回,聞者皆涕下。 After Princess Tongchang's mourning ended, the emperor and Consort Guo could not cease grieving; Keji composed 'Lament for a Century' for hundreds of dancers in jeweled dress on carved dragon-and-fish carpets, using five thousand bolts of silk; the mournful lyrics moved all who heard them to tears.
New Book of Tang, Chapter 183Volume 183 Biographies 108: Bi, Cui, Liu, Lu, Zheng, Zhu, Han · 1 passage