Fan Qin

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• 五十五 行第
• 堯卿 字
• 安卿 字
• 東明 室名、別號

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• 藏書家

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1. [1] Name and dates Fan Qin was a Ming dynasty official and bibliophile, and the biographical material also calls him a scholar; he lived from 1506 to 1585.
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB gives his name as Fan Qin (范欽), places him in the Ming dynasty, lists him as a bibliophile (藏書家), and records a post as right vice minister of War (兵部右侍郎).
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material gives his name as 范欽, his birth year as 1506 and death year as 1585, his dynasty as Ming, and calls him a bibliophile and scholar (藏书家、學者).
   • WikidataFan Qin (Q3066314)Wikidata records his birth in 1506 and death in 1585, and describes him as a "Chinese politician and bibliophile".
2. [2] Names and native place Fan Qin was a native of Yin County in Ningbo Prefecture (modern Ningbo, Zhejiang), was styled Yaoqing and Anqing, was known as Dongming, and bore the generational rank Wushiwu; his ancestral home was Dengcheng in Jingxi Circuit (modern Xiangyang, Hubei).
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records the courtesy names Yaoqing (堯卿) and anqing (安卿), the sobriquet Dongming (東明), the generational rank Wushiwu (五十五), and the native place Yin County (鄞縣).
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material gives the courtesy names Yaoqing and Anqing, the sobriquet Dongming, and Ningbo Prefecture's Yin County as his native place, noting "one alternative courtesy name Anqing" and an ancestral home at Dengcheng in Jingxi Circuit (modern Xiangyang, Hubei).
   • WikidataFan Qin (Q3066314)Wikidata records the names 堯卿, 安卿, 東明 and 五十五.
3. [3] Career summary Fan Qin received the jinshi degree in 1532, held office for more than thirty years, rose to right vice minister of War, and built the Tianyi Pavilion in his later years.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material states that he became a jinshi in 1532, held office in various places for more than thirty years, rose to right vice minister of War, and in his later years built the Tianyi Pavilion library in his home district.
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records him as a jinshi ranked thirty-eighth in the second class and as holding the post of right vice minister of War.
4. [4] Examinations Fan Qin began as a government student, passed the Zhejiang provincial examination in 1528, and took the jinshi degree in 1532, ranking thirty-eighth in the second class.
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records his school status as a government student (生員/庠生), a provincial examination pass (鄉貢舉人), and a jinshi degree ranked thirty-eighth in the second class.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material says he was a provincial graduate of the wuzi year 1528 and became a second-class jinshi in the Renchen year 1532.
5. [5] First posts Fan Qin was first made magistrate of Suizhou in Huguang and was then promoted to the Ministry of Works as a vice director.
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records him as magistrate (知州) of Suizhou and then as a vice director (員外郎) in the Ministry of Works.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material says he was promoted from magistrate of Suizhou to vice director in the Ministry of Works.
6. [6] Conflict with Guo Xun While large-scale construction was under way in the capital under the marquis Guo Xun of Wuding, Fan Qin offended him, was imprisoned and flogged, and was sent out as prefect of Yuanzhou.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material reports that with major construction under way in the capital and the marquis Guo Xun of Wuding in charge, Fan offended him, was flogged and imprisoned, and was sent out to Yuanzhou; one account says he was "flogged and demoted to be magistrate of Yuanzhou", another "sent out as prefect of Yuanzhou".
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records him as prefect (知府) of Yuanzhou Prefecture.
7. [7] The Yan Song affair Yan Song, a grand secretary from the same prefecture, had a son who sought the Xuanhua official residence; Fan refused, and Yan Song dissuaded his son from attacking Fan.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material tells how Yan Song, a fellow native of the prefecture, had a son Shifan who wanted the Xuanhua official residence; Fan refused him, and when Shifan wanted to have Fan dismissed, Yan Song observed that Fan had resisted Guo Xun and that toppling him would only raise his name, so the matter was dropped.
8. [8] Defense at Jiujiang Fan Qin was promoted to assistant surveillance commissioner with defense duties at Jiujiang, where his dispositions against bandits succeeded.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material records his promotion to assistant surveillance commissioner with defense duties at Jiujiang, where he ordered the garrisons to station troops on land and water in mutual support and the bandits dispersed; one account calls the post an assistant commissioner of the Huguang surveillance commission, while another says only "assistant surveillance commissioner".
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records a defense-circuit post at Jiujiang and an assistant surveillance commissioner post under the Jiangxi provincial administration.
9. [9] Provincial service Fan Qin served successively in the provincial administrations of Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, and Shaanxi, returned home for mourning, and was reappointed administration commissioner of Henan.
   • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material traces his service through the provincial administrations of Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and Shaanxi — vice commissioner of Guangxi, then surveillance commissioner of Fujian, right administration commissioner of Yunnan and left administration commissioner of Shaanxi — followed by leave for mourning and reappointment as administration commissioner of Henan.
   • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB lists his posts as administration vice commissioner of Guangxi, surveillance commissioner of Fujian, right administration commissioner of Yunnan, left administration commissioner of Shaanxi, and administration commissioner of Henan.
10. [10] Governor of Nan-Gan Fan Qin became vice censor-in-chief and governor of the Nan-Gan and Ting-Zhang region, where he suppressed Li Wenbiao and Feng Tianjue and memorialized on local administration.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material records his promotion to vice censor-in-chief and his governorship over the Nan-Gan region, where he captured the bandit leader Li Wenbiao and destroyed his lair, killed the great robber Feng Tianjue, and memorialized to build a walled town at Chengxiang and appoint an assistant prefect to check the troubles of Yuzhang and the Fujian-Guangdong frontier; one account gives his jurisdiction as the Nan-Gan and Ting-Zhang commanderies.
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records him as right vice censor-in-chief of the Censorate with jurisdiction over the Nan-Gan and Ting-Zhang area.
11. [11] Command at Nan-Gan and promotion In 1559 Fan Qin held command at Nan-Gan as vice censor-in-chief, and in the eighth month of the following year was promoted to right vice minister of War.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material places his command at Nan-Gan as right vice censor-in-chief in the 38th year of the Jiajing reign (1559) and his promotion to right vice minister of War in the following year; another passage dates the promotion to the eighth month of 1560 (the 39th year).
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records the post of right vice minister of War, held in the capital.
12. [12] Impeachment and retirement With Yan Song in power, Fan Qin was impeached by the Nanjing censor Wang Zongxu and others and resigned to return home.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material states that with Yan Song in power, in the tenth month of that year Fan was impeached by the Nanjing censor Wang Zongxu and others and ordered back home to await investigation, and that, seeing the government deteriorating, he resigned and returned to his native place.
13. [13] Retirement and clan After retiring, Fan Qin built an ancestral hall and cared for his younger brothers and kinsmen.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material records that after retiring he built an ancestral hall, was affectionate toward his younger brothers, and cared greatly for his kinsmen.
14. [14] Three Simas of the Eastern Sea Zhang Shiche and Tu Dashan, from the same prefecture, lived at home at the same time as Fan Qin; the three dominated the region's literary life and were called the "Three Simas of the Eastern Sea".
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material describes how Zhang Shiche and Tu Dashan, also out of office and living at home, joined Fan in leisurely poetry and song and held the literary leadership of the region, being known as the "Three Simas of the Eastern Sea" (東海三司馬).
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records poetic and prose exchanges between Fan and Zhang Shiche and Tu Dashan, and sacrificial addresses written by Fan for both men.
15. [15] Literary connections Fan Qin exchanged writings with many officials and composed a funerary inscription for Ye Yun and sacrificial addresses for several contemporaries.
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records that Fan wrote a funerary inscription for Ye Yun and sacrificial addresses for Zhang Shiche, Wen Yuan, Yu Youding and Tu Dashan.
16. [16] Ancestors and parents Fan Qin's family had long lived in Yin County; his great-grandfather, grandfather, father and mother are recorded.
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB gives his native place as Yin County and names his great-grandfather Fan Chao, grandfather Fan Xin, father Fan Bi, and his mother, a woman of the Wang family.
17. [17] Siblings, wife and children Fan Qin had an elder brother and six younger brothers, married a woman of the Yuan family, and had a son and a nephew.
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records an elder brother Fan Yong; younger brothers Fan Jun, Fan Tang, Fan Gao, Fan Ju, Fan Zong and Fan Xian; a wife (袁氏); a son Fan Dachong; and a nephew Fan Dache.
18. [18] Age at death One account states that Fan Qin died at the age of eighty-three, which differs from the recorded dates 1506–1585.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)One biographical account gives his age at death as eighty-three, which does not agree with the dates 1506–1585 recorded elsewhere.
19. [19] Book collecting and the Tianyi Pavilion Fan Qin was passionately fond of books, sought out rare editions wherever he went, and built the Tianyi Pavilion to house a collection arranged in four categories.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material describes his passion for books, his search for local editions and hiring of copyists where purchase was impossible, and his building of the Tianyi Pavilion, where he assembled rare editions from throughout the country, arranged in four divisions, especially works on the classics and the unpublished writings of earlier authors.
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB lists him as a bibliophile (藏書家).
20. [20] Exchange with Wang Fengzhou Fan Qin and the household of Wang Fengzhou of Wumen compared catalogues yearly and copied from each other the books they had not seen.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material records that he compared catalogues yearly with the household of Wang Fengzhou of Wumen and that the two copied from each other whatever they had not seen.
21. [21] Ranking of the collection The Fan family's Tianyi Pavilion ranked first among the collectors of eastern Zhejiang, held 70,000 volumes, and preserved its books in excellent order.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material ranks the Fan family's Tianyi Pavilion first among the collectors of eastern Zhejiang, with 70,000 volumes, the best-ordered collection with volumes preserved intact, and calls it the foremost library of eastern Zhejiang.
22. [22] Survival of the library The Tianyi Pavilion survives to the present day.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material notes that the Tianyi Pavilion still survives.
23. [23] Great-grandson Guangxie Fan Qin's great-grandson Guangxie opened the library for a compiler, whose selections preserved much that earlier anthologists had missed.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material records that his great-grandson Guangxie opened all four sections of the library for a compiler to examine, yielding poems that earlier anthologists had never seen, a great service to the literature of the region.
24. [24] Works Fan Qin wrote the Tianyi ge ji in thirty-two juan and the Fuzhang ji.
    • CBDBFan Qin (129165)CBDB records his Tianyi ge ji (天一閣集) in thirty-two juan.
    • Souyun范欽 (52173)The biographical material names his works as the Tianyi ge ji and the Fuzhang ji (撫掌集).