Ma Zhen

AliasesCBDB

• 志道 字
• 虛中 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 天師
• 道士
• 拒絕出仕

AssociationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, date, and identity Ma Zhen was born in 1254 and belonged to the Yuan period; the evidence identifies him as a Daoist, poet, and painter.
   • CBDBMa Zhen (2) (28345)The entry gives the name Ma Zhen (2), the birth year 1254, the Yuan dynasty, and Daoist status.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The profile places Ma Zhen in the Yuan period and identifies him as a Daoist; the biographical passage describes his painting and poetry.
   • WikidataMa Zhen (Q45413797)The English label is Ma Zhen, the description places him in the Yuan dynasty, and the time value falls in 1254.
2. [2] Names and native place His courtesy name was Zhidao, his hao or sobriquet Xuzhong, and his native place was Qiantang in present-day Zhejiang.
   • CBDBMa Zhen (2) (28345)The names are classified as the courtesy name Zhidao and the hao or sobriquet Xuzhong, while the native-place entry is Qiantang.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The profile and four biographical passages give the names Zhidao and Xuzhong and place him at Qiantang, now in Zhejiang; the passages vary between hao and sobriquet wording and between simplified and traditional forms.
   • WikidataMa Zhen (Q45413797)The name list supplies the English aliases Xuzhong and Zhidao as well as the traditional Chinese forms 虛中 and 志道.
3. [3] Daoist withdrawal In his youth, Ma Zhen admired Tao Hongjing, also named Tao Zhenbai in the biographical tradition, adopted Daoist dress, and lived in seclusion by West Lake.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The passages name the person he admired as Tao Hongjing or Tao Zhenbai and state that he adopted Daoist dress and withdrew to West Lake.
4. [4] Designations and official service The evidence preserves several concurrent designations—Daoist, Celestial Master, and Hanlin Academician—and also an indication that he refused official service, without turning them into a conventional office career.
   • CBDBMa Zhen (2) (28345)The status entries list Celestial Master, Daoist, and refusal to enter official service, without corresponding years.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The profile lists Daoist and Hanlin Academician among his titles.
5. [5] The Dade-era journey During the Dade era, Zhang Yucai, identified as a Celestial Master, conducted an inner Daoist rite at Yanjing; Ma Zhen was present among the assembled luminaries and soon returned home.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)Two passages place the Yanjing inner rite and his return in the Dade period; the fuller passage names Zhang Yucai as the presiding Celestial Master and says that Ma Zhen was present among the gathered luminaries.
6. [6] Association with Chu Xueyan Ma Zhen associated with Chu Xueyan and devoted himself to poetic composition.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The passage says that he traveled with Chu Xueyan and applied himself vigorously to chanting and poetic composition.
7. [7] Painting and poetic style He painted flowers, birds, and landscapes, his poetry had a bold and spirited quality, and he painted the two works 《桑乾》 and 《龍門》, which were transmitted to the world.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)One passage describes his painting of flowers, birds, and landscapes and the bold, spirited quality of his poetry; another names the two paintings and says they were transmitted to the world.
8. [8] Poetic exchanges and colophons He exchanged poems with six named figures, wrote a sacrificial text for Shi Yuanxi, and wrote colophons for paintings and writings by Qiu Yuan, Bai Ting, and Zhang Yan.
   • CBDBMa Zhen (2) (28345)The association entries name Zhang Zhu, Zhang Yu, Dong Sigao, Cao Liangshi, Xu Yan, and Chang Shiwen as poetic exchange partners, and identify the sacrificial text for Shi Yuanxi and colophons for works by Qiu Yuan, Bai Ting, and Zhang Yan.
9. [9] Prefaces The collection 《霞外集》 received prefaces, while the corresponding title is also found as 《霞外詩集》; the associated names are Gong Kai, Qiu Yuan, and Huang Shiweng.
   • CBDBMa Zhen (2) (28345)Three association entries concern prefaces to 《霞外詩集》 and connect them with Gong Kai, Qiu Yuan, and Huang Shiweng.
   • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The fuller poetic biography uses the alternate title 《霞外集》 in the discussion of its critical reception.
10. [10] Critical reception Gong Shengyu praised the collection's command of ancient and modern forms and its cultivated elegance; Qiu Renjin connected its unusual force to mountains, rivers, and West Lake and described its breadth and writing as exceptional.
    • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The passage quotes Gong Shengyu on the collection's ancient and modern forms and cultivated elegance, then quotes Qiu Renjin on its geographical breadth, broad mind, and exceptional writing force.
11. [11] Poetic lines and poetics Huang Shiweng selected notable lines, and the critical comments discuss laborious polishing, natural completion, accord with Heaven's mind, and the difficult close of a poem, concluding that only someone deeply versed in poetry could express them.
    • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The passage preserves the lines selected by Huang Shiweng and the two comments on poetic composition, ending with the statement that only one deeply versed in poetry could utter them.
12. [12] Works and variant title His work is titled 《霞外集》, with 《霞外詩集》 as a variant title.
    • CBDBMa Zhen (2) (28345)The work entry gives the title 《霞外詩集》.
    • Souyun馬臻 (41103)The four biographical passages mention the collection, with one using 《霞外詩集》 and the others using 《霞外集》.