Overview
Xu Yan was a Legendary Figure.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 336
Events and relationships
- Used as visual simile for weak calligraphyDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 336
Assessments and attributes
- Invoked as a hunchbacked figure seated under the brush.Physical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 336
Source notes
- Historicity legendaryDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 336
References in the histories
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