Overview
Wang Shu was a Calligrapher and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Ruolin | 若林 | Ruolin |
| Alternate name | Xuzhou | 虛舟 | Xuzhou |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1712 康熙五十一年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 5
- AD 1725 越二年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 10
- AD 1723 雍正初Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 6-9
Career and standing
- supervising censor of the Household Branch 戶科給事中AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 5
- Hanlin Academy 翰林AD 1712 康熙五十一年 · EnteredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 5
- vice director in the Ministry of Personnel 吏部員外郎AD 1723 雍正初 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 6, 9
- EnteredAD 1725 越二年 · RetirementDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 9-10
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 5
- At Jintan 金壇 · Region Jiangnan 江南Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 3
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1712 康熙五十一年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 5
- Skill calligraphy 書 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 4, 11
- Skill four script forms 四體 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 11
Works and attributed material
- colophons 題跋Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 14
- Critical Study of the Chunhua Pavilion Rubbings 淳化閣帖考正Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 14
- Memorial · Author · With Cui Zhiyuan (崔致遠), Kang Wuduan (康五端)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 7
Events and relationships
- Protested subordination of Six Offices to CensorateAD 1723 雍正初 · Political · Petitioner · With Cui Zhiyuan (崔致遠), Kang Wuduan (康五端), Yongzheng Emperor (世宗)Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 6-9
- Summoned and interrogated; reassigned after emperor's anger easedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 8-9
- Traced ancient rubbings; studied Ouyang Xun and Chu SuiliangScholarly · PractitionerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 11-12
- Relation Colleague of · Person Kang Wuduan (康五端)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 7
- Relation Stylistic near · Person Wen Zhengming (文徵明)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 16
- Relation Colleague of · Person Cui Zhiyuan (崔致遠)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 7
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment calligraphy discussions especially thorough; honored as authority by his age · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 17
- Assessment seal script best preserved ancient manner, then running, then regular · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Weng Fanggang (翁方綱)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 13
References in the histories
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