Wang Sengqian (王僧虔)

Overview

Wang Sengqian was a Liu Song official and calligrapher.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Jianmu	簡穆	Jiǎnmù

Life and dates

Death

AD 485 永明三年
Age Value: 60 · Reckoning: Sui
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 148, 150-151

Age

60
AD 485 永明三年 · Reckoning Sui · Relation At death
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 151
coming of age / weak-crown
Source Text Coming of age 弱冠
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 10
only a few years old
Source Text only a few years old 年數歲
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 8

Attested activity

AD 424 to AD 453 元嘉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 5, 8-9
AD 465 to AD 479 AD 465-479
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 59
AD 482 世祖卽位
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 140
AD 450 to AD 485 僧虔之孫
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 146
AD 473 to AD 477 元徽中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 46
AD 479 to AD 482 其年冬
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 138

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AD 479 to AD 482 司徒送湘州
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 39
AD 457 to AD 464 大明世
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 26
AD 453 太初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 15-16
AD 477 to AD 479 太祖輔政
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 173
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 25
AD 454 孝武初
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 18
AD 420 to AD 479 宋
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 24, passage 12; Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 184, 231
AD 420 to AD 479 宋世
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 183
AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 11-12
AD 465 to AD 472 宋明帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 39, 42
AD 478 to AD 479 宋末
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 177
AD 479 to AD 485 平世之良相
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 275-276
AD 479 建元元年
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 21, passages 17, 33
AD 478 昇明二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 76
AD 477 昇明元年
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 22
AD 477 昇明元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 58
AD 485 永明三年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 148, 150-151
AD 465 to AD 471 泰始中
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 32
AD 465 to AD 471 泰始初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 70

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Wang Jian (王儉)
nephew 兄子 · paternal line · Through Brother of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔兄)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 142, 147
Kin of Wang Hong (王弘)
father's elder brother 伯父 · paternal line · Through Wang Tanshou (王曇首)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 5
Kin of Paternal uncle of Wang Sengqian
paternal uncle 伯 · paternal line · Through Father of Wang Sengqian
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 63
Kin of Wang Jian (儉)
brother's son 兄子 · paternal line · Through Wang Sengchuo (王僧綽)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 19
Kin of Wang Min (王珉)
collateral grandfather 從祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 159
Descendant of Wang Xun (王珣)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 4
Ancestor of Wang Guan (王觀)
grandfather 祖 · 2 generations
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 146
Descendant of Wang Qia (王洽)
great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generations · Through Father of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔父), Grandfather of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔祖)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 156
Sibling of Brother of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔兄)
brother 兄 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 142
Sibling of Wang Sengchuo (王僧綽)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 15
Kin of Paternal cousin of Wang Sengqian
elder female cousin of the same grandfather 同堂姊 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 61
Kin of Paternal cousin of Wang Sengqian
elder male cousin 從兄 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 64
Child of Wang Tanshou (王曇首)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 7
Child of Father of Wang Sengqian
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 63
Parent of Son of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔子)
father 父 · paternal line
son 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 184, 225, 231
Child of Father of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔父)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 156
Parent of Wang Zhi (王志)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 180
Parent of Wang Ji (王寂)
ninth son 第九子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 178
Parent of Wang Ci (王慈)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 149
Spouse of Wife of Wang Sengqian
wife 婦
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 62

Kinship Role clan cousins · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 141
Kinship Role sons and younger kinsmen · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 206, 217-218

Key source chapters

Origins and identity

Lineage Langye Wang clan 琅邪王氏
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 3, 30

Career and standing

minister 相
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 276
Left Grand Master of the Splendid Hall 左光祿大夫
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 140
Merit Equal to the Founding Duke 開府儀同三司
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 140
regular attendant, special advancement, and Left Grand Master of the Splendid Hall 侍中、特進、左光祿大夫
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 144
regular attendant 侍中
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 140
special advancement 特進
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 144

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Bearer of the Staff and commander of Xiang Province military affairs 持節、都督湘州諸軍事
AD 479 to AD 482 其年冬 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 138
inspector of Xiangzhou 湘州刺史
AD 479 to AD 482 其年冬 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 138
Southern Expedition general 征南將軍
AD 479 to AD 482 其年冬 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 138
chief clerk on Prince of Xin'an Ziluan's northern central commandant staff 新安王子鸞北中郎長史
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 27
chief clerk on Prince of Yuzhang Zishang's pacification staff 豫章王子尚撫軍長史
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 27
administrator of Wuling 武陵太守
AD 454 孝武初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 18
aide to the crown prince 太子舍人
AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 11-12
secretary gentleman 祕書郎
AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 11-12
Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書令
AD 478 昇明二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 76
Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書左僕射
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 58
Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書僕射
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 22
administrator of Wuxing 吳興太守
AD 465 to AD 471 泰始中 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 32
general who assists the state 輔國將軍
AD 465 to AD 471 泰始中 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 32
gentleman of the secretariat 中書郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 24
palace attendant concurrent in plain dress 白衣兼侍中
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
palace attendant 侍中
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 29
supervisor of the administrator of Wu commandery 監吳郡太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
colonel of the encampment cavalry 屯騎校尉
Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 31
fierce-cavalry general 驍騎將軍
Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 29
regular attendant 侍中
AD 479 to AD 482 其年冬 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 138
acting administrator of southern Xuzhou 行南徐州事
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 27
administrator of Southern Donghai 南東海太守
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 27
Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書左僕射
AD 478 昇明二年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 76
Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書僕射
AD 477 昇明元年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 58
acting administrator of Xiang 行湘州事
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
general who establishes might 建武將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
General Who Pacifies the Army 撫軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 21, passage 33
Governor of Xiangzhou 湘州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 177
junior mentor to the crown prince 太子中庶子
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 24
the Three Platforms 三台
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 280
director of the ministry of personnel 吏部尚書
AD 473 to AD 477 元徽中 · Moved to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 46
attendant at leisure 散騎常侍
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武 · Moved
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 27
left western aide on the grand steward's staff 司徒左西屬
AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝 · Moved
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 14
bearer of the staff, supervisor of military affairs for Xiang 使持節都督湘州諸軍事
Moved
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
director of the censorate 御史中丞
Moved
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 29-30
interior administrator of Yuzhang 豫章內史
Moved
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 28
Minister of Works 司空
AD 485 永明三年 · Posthumously granted
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 152
palace attendant 侍中
Restored
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 31
general who assists the state 輔國將軍
Retained
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 34
fore-runner to the crown prince 太子洗馬
AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 14
literary aide to the Prince of Yiyang 義陽王文學
AD 424 to AD 453 宋文帝 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 14
administrator of Kuaiji 會稽太守
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 34
general who assists the state 輔國將軍
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
gentleman of the yellow gate 黃門郎
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 24
inspector of Xiang 湘州刺史
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
Jianmu 簡穆
AD 485 永明三年 · Posthumous title
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 153
Jianmu 簡穆
Posthumously titled
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 279
plain dress 白衣
Plain dress · Entered
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 43
middle two-thousand-dan rank 秩中二千石
AD 465 to AD 471 泰始中 · Middle two thousand dan stipend · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 32
middle two-thousand-dan rank 秩中二千石
Middle two thousand dan stipend · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 34
removal from office 免官
AD 465 to AD 472 宋明帝 · Dismissed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 42

Places and affiliations

AD 482 世祖卽位
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 140, 143
AD 420 to AD 479 宋
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 184, 215
AD 420 to AD 479 宋世
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 183
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 276, 280
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 5, 11-12, 46; Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 177; Book of Song 10, passages 58, 76
At Langye 琅邪
Directly stated · Book of Liang 24, passage 12

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At Linyi in Langye 琅邪臨沂
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 3
AD 479 to AD 482 其年冬
At Xiangzhou 湘州 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 138
AD 454 孝武初
At Wuling 武陵 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 18
AD 465 to AD 471 泰始中
At Wuxing 吳興 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 32-33
At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 34
At Xiang 湘州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 43, 45
At Yuzhang 豫章 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 28
Organization Wang household/line 王家門 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 217
Organization Wuyi Lane branch of the Wangs 王氏居烏衣者 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 30

Learning and skills

said he himself never studied and had nothing fit to pass on as teaching
Negated true
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 204
Skill clerical script 隷書 · Level excelled
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 10
Skill paleography / tadpole script identification 科斗書 · Level identified
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 21, passage 33
Skill draft and clerical calligraphy 草隷 · Level mastered
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 275, 280
Skill music and pitch regulation 聲律 · Level mastered
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 275, 280
Skill calligraphy 書 · Level renowned
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 10-11, 25, 33, 154, 177

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Skill star lore 星文 · Level versed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 149

Works and attributed material

Rhapsody on Calligraphy 書賦
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 177
discourse on calligraphy 論書
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 154, 176
letter admonishing his son 誡子書
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 184, 231
Rhapsody on Calligraphy 書賦
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 177
AD 420 to AD 479 宋世
Letter · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 183
Letter · Author · With Son of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔子) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 184-231

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Letter · Addressee · With Tan Gui (檀珪) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 48-67
Letter · Author · With Tan Gui (檀珪) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 68-71
Memorial · Author · Paraphrased
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 45
Prediction · Subject · Direct quotation · Mode hearsay
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 141
Speech · Speaker · With Wang Jian (王儉) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 142
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 16-17, 21-23, 30, 37-38, 145-146
discourse on calligraphy 論書
Treatise · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 154-176

Events and relationships

Appointed
AD 473 to AD 477 元徽中 · Appointment · Appointing official · With Tan Gui (檀珪)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 47, 85
As a young child sat upright shaping a phoenix from wax candle beads
Personal · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 8
Clan gathering in youth; a guest fortune teller predicted highest office
Social · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 141
Commonly wrote with a stub brush and thereby was spared
AD 457 to AD 464 大明世 · Cultural · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 26
Compared talk to archery and listed the Jingzhou Eight Fascicles, Four Roots, and Sound Has No Grief or Joy as debaters' staples
Comparison · Speaker
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 193-194
Did not dare display calligraphy openly
AD 454 to AD 464 孝武 · Cultural · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 25

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Firmly declined the kaifu appointment
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Political · Subject · With Shizu (世祖)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 143
Gave up sleep and meals for sick nephew Jian
AD 454 孝武初 · Personal · Guardian · With Wang Jian (儉)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 18-19
Harmonized the three platforms
Political · Minister
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 280
Impeached for wrongful appointments in Wuxing and registering commoners as old families
Legal · Accused · Mode allegation Speaker Sun Que (孫敻)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 39-41
Meant to resign by memorial because of wind illness
AD 482 世祖卽位 · Political · Subject
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 140
Memorialized to establish Xiangyin county from river bank households of Yiyang, Luo, and Xiangxi
Administrative · Petitioner
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 45
Oversaw test
AD 478 to AD 479 宋末 · Technical · Supervisor · With Liu Xiu (劉休) · Object south-pointing carriage 指南車
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 177
Ranked among men for several decades
AD 420 to AD 479 宋 · Career · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 215
Refused to court Ruan Tianfu with extra ceremony
Political · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 36-38
Refused urging to flee after Sengchuo was slain
Political · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 15-17
Remained neutral
AD 477 to AD 479 太祖輔政 · Political · Neutral official · With Wang Yanzhi (王延之)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 173
Replied
Correspondence · Author · With Tan Gui (檀珪)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 68
Saw trouble in the Yuzhang astral field and feared a crisis for Ci
Scholarly · Observer · With Wang Ci (王慈)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 149
Still lashed those with will, hoping one in ten thousand might achieve something before his death
Didactic · Speaker
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 228
Would not enter Jian's over scale Hall of the Long Beam
Domestic · Witness · With Wang Jian (王儉)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 147
Wrote a letter of warning to his son
Didactic · Author · With Son of Wang Sengqian (王僧虔子)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 184, 224, 231
Relation Close friend of · Person Xie Zhuang (謝莊)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 13
Relation Superior of · Person Tan Gui (檀珪)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 47, 85
Relation Superior of · Person Yin (殷)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 68
Relation Close friend of · Person Yuan Shu (袁淑)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 13
Relation Esteemed · Person Xiao Shangzhi (蕭尚之)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 24, passage 12
Relation Patron of · Person Xiao Shangzhi (蕭尚之)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 24, passage 12
Relation Superior of · Person He (何)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 68

Assessments and attributes

Assessment denied ill will toward Tan Gui; said preferment follows personal favor · With Tan Gui (檀珪) · Mode self-report Speaker Wang Sengqian (王僧虔)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 71
Assessment fated for the highest office among the cousins · Mode hearsay
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 141
Assessment known for lenience and kindness in every post · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 44
Assessment lacking in virtue and plain living · Mode self-report Speaker Wang Sengqian (王僧虔)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 215
Assessment possessed the stature of faint, unshowy renown together with mastery of his craft · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 275
Assessment shunned overflow, kept to fullness, bowed himself to fit in, stood level with the great lords, and was a fine minister for a tranquil age · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 276

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Assessment spare and without desire; did not pursue wealth; the people were at peace · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 139
Assessment talkers paired his name with Wang Xianzhi as calligrapher-administrators of Wu · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 33
Assessment The two Wangs hold the beam level—they neither see you off nor come to meet you. · Mode popular-saying
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 173
Assessment venerable Jianmu whose righteousness was vast; he tuned the Three Platforms · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 279-280
withdrawn and sparing in company
Character
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 13
afflicted with wind numbness (風疾)
Illness
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 140
thickset / stout build
Physical description
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 10
AD 457 to AD 464 大明世
Item stub brush 掘筆 · Relation Used
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 26
Item plain fan with his calligraphy 書素扇 · Relation Made
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 11

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 3, 140, 184, 275; Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 177
the two Weis (二衞) with Zhang Zhi, Suo Jing, Wei Dan, and Zhong Hui were famous earlier; relative merit cannot be ranked
Field calligraphic-canon
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 162
regretted his own unlearned course and meant the overturned cart ahead to warn the cart behind
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 224
said he cannot shelter his sons; each must strive on his own
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 218
said that after he is gone ghosts will not know his descendants' ruin or renown
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 216, 230