Xu Xuan

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1. 921 校書郎
2. 968 禮部侍郎
3. 969 知制誥
4. 976 太子率更令 開寶
5. 991 吏部侍郎 淳化

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• 小學家
• 文人
• 小學家－說文
• 工於文
• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Dates and identity Xu Xuan is assigned the dates 916–991 or 917–992 in different accounts and is identified as a writer and calligrapher of the Five Dynasties and early Song period.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The basic record supplies Xu Xuan's name, the dates 916–991, and the designation of a literary person.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The profile and biographical passages identify him with the Five Dynasties and early Song period, as a writer and calligrapher, and preserve both date pairs.
   • WikidataXu Xuan (Q11070999)The entry gives the English name, identifies him as a late-Five-Dynasties and early-Song writer and calligrapher, and supplies the 916–991 date pair.
2. [2] Courtesy name and epithet His courtesy name was Dingchen, Danchen is an alternative, and he was known as Xu Qisheng.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The name record identifies Dingchen as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The profile lists Dingchen, Xu Qisheng, and Danchen, while the passages preserve both courtesy-name forms.
   • WikidataXu Xuan (Q11070999)The name data supplies Xu Xuan and the alias Dingchen.
3. [3] Origin and residence His origin is associated with Nanchang, Kuaiji, and Guangling; one fuller account makes Kuaiji ancestral and Guangling his later residence.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The address entries list Nanchang, Guangling, and Kuaiji under different address categories.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The profile gives Guangling as his home area, while the passages preserve the Kuaiji-origin and Guangling-residence account as well as the Guangling designation.
4. [4] Family Xu Xuan was Xu Yanxiu's son and Xu Kai's elder brother; Wu Shu was his son-in-law, Lu Ying his wife's maternal uncle, and Xu Youzhi his grandson.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The kinship entries name Xu Yanxiu, Lu Ying, Xu Kai, Wu Shu, and Xu Youzhi with their respective relationships.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The biographical passages identify Xu Yanxiu as his father and Wu Shu as his son-in-law.
5. [5] Early reputation and entry into service Xu Xuan could compose at ten, was paired with Han Xizai, was known with Xu Kai as the Two Xus or the Larger and Smaller Xus, and first served Wu as 校書郎 before entering Southern Tang service.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The records confirm Xu Kai as his brother and list 校書郎 among his offices.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages preserve his youthful literary reputation, the Han-Xu and Two Xus or Larger and Smaller Xus designations, and his first service in Wu and Southern Tang.
6. [6] Middle-Lord career Under Li Jing, Xu Xuan was falsely accused by Song Qiqiu, demoted at Taizhou, later recalled, and transferred through several offices and prefectures before becoming 中書舍人.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The office entries list 知制誥, 州司戶參軍事 at Taizhou, 祠部郎中, and 中書舍人.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages give the accusation, the Taizhou demotion, the Chuzhou tuntian assignment, the Shuzhou and Raozhou transfers, and the later appointment as 中書舍人.
7. [7] Later-Lord career Under Li Yu, Xu Xuan held the listed Southern Tang offices, with the title of Shangshu cheng preserved in right and left forms.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The office entries list 太子右諭德 and the rites, chancellery, military, Hanlin, censorial, and personnel offices.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The profile and passages place these offices in Li Yu's reign and preserve both the right and left forms of the Shangshu cheng title.
8. [8] Song career and death After entering Song service, Xu Xuan held the listed posts and was demoted in 991; the sources differ over whether he died in 991 or 992 and preserve a third-year-of-Chunhua death at Binzhou at age seventy-six.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The office and basic entries list the Song-period posts, the Jingnan military post, and the 991 death date.
   • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages give the entry into Song, the Hanlin and scattered-rider posts, the 983 and 991 dates, the Dao'an accusation, the demotion, and the competing death accounts.
   • WikidataXu Xuan (Q11070999)The date claim gives 991 as the year of death.
9. [9] Associates and teaching The named associates include Liu Shi, Liu Xiong, Meng Binyu, Gao Shen, and Li Zhong; Li Zhi studied under Xu Xuan.
   • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The association entries identify the five friends and state that Li Zhi studied under Xu Xuan.
10. [10] Learning and philology Xu Xuan was learned, productive in poetry and prose, skilled in philology and calligraphy, and especially associated with Li Si's small seal script, clerical script, and bafen.
    • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The status entries classify him as a philologist, literary person, and skilled writer.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages describe his learning, poetry and prose, philological expertise, and skill in small-seal, clerical, and bafen scripts.
11. [11] Shuowen recension By imperial command Xu Xuan collated Shuowen jiezi with Ju Zhongzheng and others, added 19 characters to the text and 402 after it, and produced the recension known as the Great Xu edition.
    • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The works entry identifies Shuowen jiezi as a text he edited.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages describe the imperial collation, the additions of 19 and 402 characters, and the Great Xu edition.
12. [12] Calligraphic works His named calligraphic works and copies include 篆書千文, 成武王廟碑, 嶧山銘, and 大鉦銘碑.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passage lists his calligraphic works and copied inscriptions.
13. [13] Literary assessments Feng Yansi praised the refinement and Yuanhe style of Xu Xuan's writing and poetry, while another assessment found his poetry fluid but insufficiently profound.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)One passage gives Feng Yansi's praise of his natural, vigorous, Yuanhe-style poetry and prose; another preserves the contrasting assessment of his poetry.
14. [14] Poetic and prose style Xu Xuan's poetry was described as plain and close to Bai Juyi, while his prose inherited late-Tang parallel prose but remained distinctive and refined.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passage compares his poetry with Bai Juyi and describes the late-Tang parallel-prose inheritance and distinctive form.
15. [15] Collected works His collected works include 徐鉉集, 徐公文集, and 騎省集; the thirty-volume transmission was also compiled by Wu Shu.
    • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The works list includes 徐公文集 and a thirty-volume 徐鉉 collection.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages connect the three collection titles, preserve the thirty-volume transmission, and identify Wu Shu as its compiler.
16. [16] Other writings 稽神錄 has competing volume and authorship accounts, 質論 has an alternative title and extent, and 江南錄 was coauthored with Tang Yue; the additional works include 圍棋義例 and 稽神錄校補.
    • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The works list gives the twenty-volume Jishen lu, the several-dozen-volume Zhilun, the ten-volume Jiangnan lu, and the two attributed works.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passages preserve the six-volume and twenty-volume accounts of Jishen lu, the Kuai Liang attribution, the alternative title Zhiyilun, and the coauthored ten-volume Jiangnan lu.
17. [17] Poetic remains The surviving poetry is counted as six or seven volumes, with two ci poems, two supplementary poems, and several lines also preserved.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The poetry passages give seven and six surviving volumes, two ci poems, two supplementary poems, and several lines.
18. [18] Inscription for Li Yu Xu Xuan wrote a tomb inscription for Li Yu, its wording was considered appropriate, and it was included in 宋文鑑.
    • CBDBXu Xuan (12236)The association entry identifies Li Yu as the recipient of a tomb inscription by Xu Xuan.
    • Souyun徐鉉 (15869)The passage says that Xu Xuan wrote Li Yu's tomb inscription, calls its wording appropriate, and notes its inclusion in 宋文鑑.