Overview
Qian Bokan was a Calligrapher and Poet.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Lusi | 魯斯 | Lusi |
| Nickname | Hermit of Pushe | 僕射山人 | Pushe Shanren |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1804 劉墉歿後Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 154
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Qian Weicheng (維城)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 150
- Child of Father of Qian Bokan (錢伯坰之父)son 子
father 父Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 150
Career and standing
- student of the Imperial Academy 國子監生HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 151
- Orphan · Phase youthDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 151
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation Lived underStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 150
Learning and skills
- Institution Imperial Academy 國子監 · StudentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 151
- Skill poetry 詩 · Level accomplishedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 151
- Skill calligraphy 書 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 152, 154
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 152-153
Events and relationships
- Contrasted brush method withDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 157
- Rejected stirrup pressing doctrineTechnical · PractitionerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 156
- Relation Studied calligraphy of · Person Yan Zhenqing (顏平原)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 152
- Relation Studied calligraphy of · Person Li Yong (李邕)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 152
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ranked first in regular and running script after Liu Yong's death · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 154
Source notes
- Pursued calligraphy fifty years; claimed mastery of only three or four parts in tenDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 153
References in the histories
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