Ancient China · Artisan

Carpenter Shi 匠石

Jiang Shi

Attested BC 300

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Carpenter Shi was an Artisan.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 300 匠石輟斤
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 99, passage 147

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 99Volume 87b: Yang Xiong 2 · 1 passage

□人亡，則匠石輟斤而不敢妄斫。 When the man of Ying died, Carpenter Shi laid down his axe and would not cut at random.