Yu Shinan
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Born | 558 |
Died | 638 (aged 79–80) |
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Occupation | Calligrapher, politician |
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Yu Shinan (558–638), courtesy name Boshi, posthumously known as Duke Wenyi of Yongxing, was a Chinese calligrapher and politician who lived in the early Tang dynasty and rose to prominence during the reign of Emperor Taizong. His uncle, Yu Ji (虞寄), also served in the Tang imperial court as an Imperial Secretary. He is regarded as one of the four greatest calligraphers in the early Tang dynasty along with Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, and one of the more famous ones in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Emperor Taizong once mentioned that Yu Shinan was "a man of five absolute merits".
References[]
- Qin, Gong, "Yu Shinan". Encyclopedia of China (Arts Edition), 1st ed.
External links[]
- Yu Shinan and his Calligraphy Gallery at China Online Museum
Categories:
- 558 births
- 638 deaths
- Artists from Ningbo
- 7th-century Chinese calligraphers
- People from Yuyao
- Politicians from Ningbo
- Sui dynasty politicians
- Tang dynasty calligraphers
- Tang dynasty politicians from Zhejiang
- Transition from Sui to Tang