Ancient China · Scholar and Scribe

Shi Zhou 史籀

Shǐ Zhòu

Attested BC 800 - BC 750

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shi Zhou was a scholar and Scribe.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 800 to BC 750 得之史籀
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 127

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Lived under
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passages 127, 167

Learning and skills

Skill script 文字 · Level foundational
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 167

Source notes

Historicity uncertain
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 127
Historicity uncertain
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 167

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 503Volume 503 Biographies 290: Yi Shu Er · 2 passages

石如篆法以二李為宗，縱橫闢闔，得之史籀，稍參隸意，殺鋒以取勁折，字體微方，與秦、漢當額為近。 Shiru's seal script took the two Li masters as its models; in its sweeping expansiveness it drew on Shi Zhou, with a touch of clerical influence; he pared the brush tip to achieve sharp turns, and his forms were slightly square, close to Qin and Han stele crowns.

又考上古逮史籀、李斯，折衷於許慎，作在昔篇。 He also traced writing from high antiquity through Shi Zhou and Li Si, reconciling them with Xu Shen's tradition, and composed the Zaixi Pian.