Wu Weiye
Wu • Illustration — Wu Weiye (吳偉業) • Illustration — Wu Weiye Wu Weiye (1609–1671) was a Chinese poet and politician. He was a poet in Classical Chinese poetry. He lived during the difficult times of the Ming-Qing transition.
Also recorded as Luqiaoxishe · Meicundaoren · Guandaoren · Sihexuan
Wu Weiye
Gu Jianlong · 《吴伟业像》 清 顾见龙 · Public domain
- Born
- 1609 · Suzhou.
- Died
- 1671
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty · Ming dynasty
- Occupation
- painter · poet · calligrapher · writer
- Fields
- Southern School · lüshi with lines of seven characters
- Languages
- Classical Chinese · Old Mandarin
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Along with Gong Dingzi and Qian Qianyi, Wu Weiye was famous as one of the Three Masters of Jiangdong. Known for writing in the ci (song lyric) poetry form as well as writing about current events in both the regular ci and the seven-syllable long form, the gexing.
The recorded working language is Classical Chinese and Old Mandarin. The field of work recorded is Southern School and lüshi with lines of seven characters. Dong Qichang, Southern School and Huang Gongwang are recorded as an influence. Work by Wu Weiye is recorded in the collections of The Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum.
The authorities additionally record the headings Luqiaoxishe, Meicundaoren, Guandaoren, Sihexuan and Meicun. His recorded languages were Classical Chinese and Old Mandarin. He was the child of Wu Shuicang. He married Zhou Qiong.
Identity
Identity
Wu Weiye is recorded with the occupation calligrapher. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded as painter, poet, calligrapher and writer.
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1609
Wu Weiye was born on 1 January 1609.
1671
Wu Weiye died on 1 January 1671.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q697571: Wu Weiye
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “Wu Weiye”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 136269125, Wu, Weiye.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Literature
Literature
Literature
3 Wu Weiye (1609-1672), Chinese Lyricists of the Seventeenth Century, 1990
A study of the poetry of Wu Wei-ye (1609-1671) = Wu Weiye (1609-1671) shi yan jiu
The Life of a Seventeenth-Century Chinese Garden Designer: "The Biography of Zhang Nanyuan," by Wu Weiye (1609-71), Garden History, 2004
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. éditions Gründ. 14. 1999. 2-7000-3024-9.
- Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Éditions Philippe Picquier. 1997. 2-87730-341-1.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 136269125, Wu, Weiye.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The record notes the qualification jinshi. His recorded influences include Dong Qichang, Southern School and Huang Gongwang.
Those registers additionally record the forms Wu, Mei-ts'un, 吴, 伟业, Kuan-yin Chu-jen, Meicunjushi, Meicunsou, Mei-ts'un Tao-shih, Guanyin Zhuren and Wu, Meicun.
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