Souyun貢奎 (40433)The profile places him in the early Yuan, while the narrative says that he became known for literature in youth.
WikidataGong Kui (Q45414000)The description identifies him as a person of the Yuan dynasty.
[3]Style, sobriquet, and native placeGong Kui was styled Zhongzhang, used Yunlin as a studio name or sobriquet, and came from Xuancheng in Ningguo Circuit.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The name data identify Zhongzhang as his zi, Yunlin as a studio name or sobriquet, and Xuancheng as his native place.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The biographical profile calls him Zhongzhang, Yunlin, and a native of Xuancheng in Ningguo Circuit.
[4]Early talentGong Kui could compose prose at ten and was already known for literary talent in youth.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The two biographical passages state that he could compose prose at ten and was known for literature from youth.
[5]FamilyGong Kui’s father was Gong Shijun and his brother was Gong Zhongjian; Gong Shitai and Gong Shiqian were his sons, with Gong Shiqian identified as the eldest; Gong Shidao was a nephew and Gong Yingzhi a grandnephew.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The kinship data list his father Gong Shijun, brother Gong Zhongjian, nephew Gong Shidao, son Gong Shitai, eldest son Gong Shiqian, and grandnephew Gong Yingzhi.
[6]Academy and ritual appointmentGong Kui first headed Qishan Academy in Chizhou Circuit; after completing his term, he was appointed Taichang fengli lang during Chengzong’s reign on a memorial from the Secretariat, and many of his ritual proposals were adopted by the court.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The biographical narratives describe his first post at Qishan Academy, the completion of his term, the Chengzong-era appointment, and his memorials on ritual institutions.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The office data list the academy headship in Chizhou Circuit and the Taichang liyiyuan fengli lang post.
[7]Hanlin and historiographical postsGong Kui was transferred to the Hanlin National History Academy as a compiler, promoted to yingfeng Hanlin wenzi, and concurrently served as a compiler of the national history.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative and title list give his Hanlin National History Academy compiling post, yingfeng Hanlin wenzi appointment, and concurrent national-history compilation.
[8]Yan you appointmentAt the beginning of the Yan you era, identified in the office data with 1314, Gong Kui became educational intendant for the Jiangxi region.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative says that at the beginning of Yan you he became educational intendant for the various schools of Jiangxi.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The office data identify the educational-intendant post, place it in the Yan you era, give the starting year as 1314, and associate it with Jiangxi Daoxuanweisi.
[9]Hanlin daizhi and Jixian appointmentHe was subsequently appointed a Hanlin daizhi; during the Taiding era, after completing mourning for his mother, he became a zhixueshi of the Jixian Hall.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narratives record his appointment as Hanlin daizhi and his appointment as Jixian zhixueshi after completing mourning during the Taiding era.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The office data list the Hanlin daizhi post and the Jixian zhixueshi post in the Taiding era.
[10]Return to care for his motherAt the beginning of the Zhizhi era, because his mother was nearly ninety, Gong Kui requested leave and returned home, improved his garden, planted flowers and trees, and built the Airi pavilion; the brothers entertained their mother there, to the admiration of the villagers.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative describes his leave and return home at the beginning of Zhizhi, his mother’s advanced age, the Airi pavilion, and the family’s visits there.
[11]Tianli mission and illnessAt the beginning of the Tianli era, he was ordered to perform substitute sacrifices at Beiyue, the Ji River, and Nanzhen; he returned from Kuaiji the following spring, went to Nanhu because of illness, and recovered by autumn.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative records the Tianli sacrificial mission, the return from Kuaiji in the following spring, the illness and return to Nanhu, and recovery by autumn.
[12]Dream and deathOn the first day of the tenth month, Gong Kui told his nephew Shiwen about the poem in his dream, then died peacefully at the age of sixty-one.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative preserves his conversation with his nephew Shiwen about the dream poem, the quoted lines, the question about their omen, and his immediate death at sixty-one.
[13]Posthumous honorsGong Kui received the posthumous title Hanlin zhixueshi, was enfeoffed as Marquis of Guangling Commandery, and was given the posthumous name Wenjing.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative gives the Hanlin zhixueshi honor, the Guangling Commandery marquisate, and the posthumous name Wenjing; the profile aliases repeat the latter two.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The name data identify Wenjing as a posthumous name.
[14]Prose and ritual learningGong Kui’s prose was expansive and vigorous rather than narrow or commonplace; during the Dade-era discussion of suburban sacrifices, ministers brought him into the ritual administration because of his clear and far-reaching judgment, and he took part in many deliberations; late in life he gathered ritual texts in an unfinished attempt to formulate a system of his own.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative characterizes his prose as expansive and unrestrained, records his role in the Dade-era ritual deliberations, and says that his late effort to systematize ritual texts remained unfinished.
[15]Hanlin literary circleIn the Hanlin, Gong Kui exchanged literary compositions with Yuan Fuchu, Yuan Bolang, Deng Shanzhi, Ma Boyong, Wang Jixue, and Yu Bosheng, all renowned talents of their day.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative lists these six Hanlin literary associates and calls them eminent and renowned talents of their time.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The association data further show literary exchanges involving Yu Ji and Ma Boyong.
[16]Literary exchanges and commemorationsGong Kui wrote a preface for Hu Zhu’s Hu Guyu shiji, exchanged poems with Hu Kuan, wrote postscripts to works of calligraphy and painting by Yu Ji and Li Kan, and composed a sacrificial text for Cheng Jufu; Ma Zuchang wrote his epitaph.
CBDBGong Kui (28443)The association entries identify the preface for Hu Zhu’s collection, the exchange with Hu Kuan, postscripts for works associated with Yu Ji and Li Kan, the sacrificial text for Cheng Jufu, and Ma Zuchang as the author of the epitaph.
[17]Works and extentGong Kui’s works included the Yunlin ji and seven named poetry and prose collections, totaling 120 juan and preserved in the imperial repository.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The biographical texts name the Yunlin ji and the seven poetry and prose collections, and give their total as 120 juan kept in the imperial repository.
[18]Hongzhi publicationDuring the Ming Hongzhi era, Gong Kui’s great-grandson Yuanli, an official of the Ministry of Personnel, edited the surviving works as the Yunlin shiji and published it.
Souyun貢奎 (40433)The narrative says that in the Ming Hongzhi era his great-grandson, the Ministry of Personnel official Yuanli, edited the surviving works as the Yunlin shiji and published it.
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