Wang Wei 王微

Other names

Family

• Kin of Wang Hong (王弘)
  brother's son / nephew 弟子 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 89
• Sibling of Elder brother of Wang Wei at Jincheng (王微兄)
  elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 107
• Sibling of Sister of Wang Wei (王微姊)
  elder sister 姊 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 107
• Child of Wang Ru (王孺)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 90
• Sibling of Wang Sengqian (王僧謙)
  younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 213, 244-245, 254, 259
• Kin of Wang Sengchuo (王僧綽)
  younger cousin 從弟 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 133

• Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated true
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 263
• Kinship Role nephews · Count 2
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 125

Origins and identity

• a great clan 華宗
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 266

Career and standing

• Libationer of the Minister of Works 司徒祭酒
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 93
• Aide to Right Army under Prince of Hengyang 衡陽王義季右軍參軍
  Declined
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 92
• Consultation Aide under Prince of Nanping 南平王鑠右軍諮議參軍
  Declined
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 94-95
• Palace Gentleman of the Secretariat 中書侍郎
  Declined
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 96
• Friend to the Prince of Shixing 始興王友
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 93
• Director of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部郎
  Nominated · Authority Jiang Zhan (江湛)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 97

Places and affiliations

• Polity Id liu-song · Relation Lived under
  Strongly inferred · Book of Song 66, passage 234
• Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 93, 212, 258, 266, 268
• At Langye 琅邪
  Directly stated · Book of Song 66, passage 234
• At Linyi in Langye 琅邪臨沂
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 89
• At Langye 琅邪 · Relation Native of
  Directly stated · Book of Song 66, passage 234

Learning and skills

• Nominated
  Credential Cultivated Talent 秀才
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 92
• Skill literary composition 文 · Level praised
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 266, 272
• Skill calligraphy and painting 書畫
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 91
• Skill divination with yarrow 筮
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 212
• Skill literary composition 屬文
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 91
• Skill medicine 醫方
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 91, 197

Works and attributed material

• planned collection of Sengqian's writings 一集
  Relation Compiler · With Wang Sengqian (王僧謙)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 254
• collected writings 文集
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 265
• ingestion formulas 服食方
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 193
• Letter · Author · With Wang Sengchuo (王僧綽) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-document Speaker Wang Wei (王微)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 134-177
• Letter · Author · With Jiang Zhan (江湛) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-document Speaker Wang Wei (王微)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 98-130
• Letter · Author · With Wang Sengqian (王僧謙) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-document Speaker Wang Wei (王微)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 215-243

Events and relationships

• Approached spirit with shared cup and self brewed wine
  Ritual · Actor · With Wang Sengqian (王僧謙)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 255
• Ordered simple burial without carts banners drums or processions
  Burial · Deceased
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 260
• Ordered zither given to He Yan
  Bequest · Donor · With He Yan (何偃)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 261-262
• Treated
  Medical · Physician · With Wang Sengqian (王僧謙) · Outcome Patient died
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 213
• Wrote a letter of mourning and remembrance
  Literary · Author · With He Yan (何偃)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 66, passages 234-235
• Wrote condolence and approached spirit
  AD 453 元嘉三十年 · Mourning · Mourner · With Wang Sengqian (王僧謙)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 244, 247, 255, 259

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment died untimely; mourned by the emperor · Mode edict Speaker Emperor Shizu (世祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 267
• Assessment dwelt with pure and deep intent; literary conduct sincere and harmonious; lived in plain simplicity · Mode edict Speaker Emperor Shizu (世祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 266
• Assessment fame-loving man seeking to make himself like jade regalia, bright so dust-stain cannot touch him · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 272
• broken by illness / exhausted by illness
  Illness
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 244
• chronic rash illness and frailty; heart pain
  Illness
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 98, 139, 208
• Item cup often shared in drinking 常共飲杯 · Relation Used
  Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 255