[1]Name, dates, and literary identityWang Zhideng was born in 1535 and died in 1612; he was a Ming-dynasty poet skilled in writing.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The main record gives the name Wang Zhideng, the years 1535 and 1612, the Ming dynasty, and the designations poet and skilled in writing.
WikidataWang Zhideng (Q16077275)The item identifies Wang Zhideng as a Ming-dynasty person and gives the years 1535–1612.
[2]Courtesy name and sobriquetsHis courtesy name was Baigu, written 百榖 and 百穀; Yuzhe Shanren was his sobriquet, and Bogu was another name.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The name records classify 百榖 and 百穀 as courtesy-name forms, identify 玉遮山人 as a sobriquet, and also include 伯穀.
[3]Chinese name variantsThe Chinese name is also written 王稚登 and 王稺登.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The name records include 王稚登 and 王稺登 as alternate or former-name forms of Wang Zhideng.
[4]Ancestral placeThe ancestral-place designations are Changzhou and Suzhou Prefecture.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The two basic ancestral-place entries are 長洲 and 蘇州府, rendered here as Changzhou and Suzhou Prefecture.
[5]Social statusWang Zhideng is also described by the status terms buyi and shiren.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The status entries give the terms 布衣 and 士人, rendered here as buyi and shiren.
[6]FamilyWang Liu was his son, and Wen Yuanshan was his son-in-law, born in 1554 and dying in 1589.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The kinship entries identify Wang Liu as a son and Wen Yuanshan as a son-in-law, with 1554–1589 as Wen Yuanshan’s recorded years.
[7]Friendship and literary exchange with Yuan HongdaoWang Zhideng was a friend of Zhou Tianqiu and travelled with Yuan Hongdao; Yuan praised his poetry and literary style, gave him a farewell piece, and corresponded with him.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The associations identify Zhou Tianqiu as a friend and connect Yuan Hongdao with praise of Wang’s poetry and style, a farewell piece, travel, and exchanged letters.
[8]Prefaces and Jinling visitWang Zhideng wrote prefaces for works by Xue Susu and Wen Zhaozhi and for poetry or prose by Ma Shouzhen and Zhao Zhihao; Tu Long was associated with prefaces for Wang’s book and genealogy, and Zhu Duozhen visited Wang Bogu in Jinling.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The associations record prefaces by Wang Zhideng for the named authors’ works, prefaces by Tu Long connected with Wang, and Zhu Duozhen’s visit to Wang Bogu in Jinling.
[9]Epitaph, biography, and tomb inscriptionLi Weizhen wrote Wang Zhideng’s epitaph, Zou Diguang authored his biography, and Wang wrote a tomb inscription for Gu Yuanqing.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The associations identify Li Weizhen as the author of Wang’s epitaph, Zou Diguang as the biography author, and Wang as the author of Gu Yuanqing’s tomb inscription.
[10]Correspondence oneThe correspondence involved Feng Shike, Xie Zhaozhi, Wang Shimao, Xing Tong, Zhang Jiayin, Wang Zudi, Li Yaomin, and Mei Dingzuo.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The associations show letters sent to or exchanged with Feng Shike, Xie Zhaozhi, Wang Shimao, Xing Tong, Zhang Jiayin, Wang Zudi, Li Yaomin, and Mei Dingzuo.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The associations show letters sent to or replies received from Zhang Xuan, Chen Yuqiao, Huang Chengxuan, Zhao Shixian, Wu Guolun, Huang Ruheng, Yu Yin, and Hao Jing.
[12]WorksThe works attributed to Wang Zhideng include 《虎苑》 in two juan, 《弈史》 and 《雨航紀》 in one juan each, 《泰興志》, and 《松壇集》.
CBDBWang Zhideng (35040)The text entries identify Wang Zhideng as author of 《虎苑》, 《弈史》, 《雨航紀》, 《泰興志》, and 《松壇集》; the first three entries give their volumes as two, one, and one juan.
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