Ancient China · Family Member

Mother of Wenbo 文伯之母

Attested c. BC 550 - c. BC 450

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother of Wenbo was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. BC 550 to c. BC 450 文伯之母
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 22, passage 20

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wenbo (文伯)
son 子
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 20

Learning and skills

Skill ritual learning 禮典 · Level thoroughly versed
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 20

Assessments and attributes

Assessment versed in ritual; conduct praised by sages; words taken as models; yet ranked only fourth class in Ban Gu's table · Mode commentator-judgment Speaker Zhang Yan (張晏)
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 20

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 22Volume 20: Prominent People from the Past Until the Present · 1 passage

〈張晏曰：「老子玄默，仲尼所師，雖不在聖，要為大賢，文伯之母達於禮典，動為聖人所歎，言為後世所則，而在第四。〈Zhang Yan comments: "Laozi was deep and reserved, and even Confucius learned from him. Though not classed as a sage, he was certainly a great worthy. Wenbo's mother was thoroughly versed in ritual, praised by sages for her conduct, and imitated by later generations for her words, yet she is only placed in the fourth class.