Wei Chu

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Life and official career

His grandfather was 魏璠, his father was 魏思廉 (1190–1249), and his son was 魏必復[8]. In early adulthood he studied with 王利用, with whom he was equally renowned, and served 世祖 at his princely residence[9]. In the first year of Zhongtong (1260)[10], he was recruited[11] and appointed a clerk in the Secretariat, concurrently serving as a secretary[12]; he soon resigned and returned, living in seclusion as a teacher[13].

He was later appointed a compiler in the National History Institute and an Investigating Censor, submitting numerous proposals[14]; he was repeatedly promoted to Attendant Censor and sent out as Censor-in-chief of the Jiangnan Branch[15]. His offices included a Secretariat clerk, secretary, professor, compiler in the National History Institute, Investigating Censor, Attendant Censor, Southern Censorate Investigating Censor, and circuit inspector[16]. He also served as clerk of the Censorate Court in Zhiyuan 5 (1268), as an associate commissioner of the 肅政廉訪司 in 陝西 and 四川, as a vice commissioner in 陝西 and 河東, as a Supervising Censor, as a Censor of the Censorate, as an inspection commissioner in 江西道宣慰司, and as Censor-in-chief of the Southern Branch[17].

Scholarship and writings

Wei Chu was an avid reader, especially learned in the Spring and Autumn Annals; his prose was concise and well ordered[18]. His collected works include 《青崖集》[19]. His works include epitaphs, spirit-way inscriptions, tomb texts, biographies, portrait eulogies, colophons on calligraphy and painting, essays on names and courtesy names, farewell poems and prefaces, mourning poems and lyrics, presented poems and prose, architectural inscriptions and notes, naming pieces, and an account of a Daoist temple[20]. He wrote epitaphs for 王忙古歹 and 趙友, a tomb text for 元好問, an essay on 尚野’s name, and a colophon for 宋規’s calligraphy and painting[21]; he also composed farewell poems and prefaces for 程鉅夫, 劉郁, and 李珏[22].

In 1291, 王磐 recommended him[23]; in the same year he wrote a supplementary preface to 楊弘道’s 《素庵先生事言》, while 蘇天爵 and 許有壬 wrote, respectively, 《御史中丞魏忠肅公文集序》 and 《青崖魏忠肅公文集序》[24].

TimelineCBDB

  1. 1268 御史臺察院掾 至元

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
御史臺察院掾1268至元
Year unknown9
OfficeEraPosting
南臺中丞Era unknownUnknown
御史臺侍御史Era unknownUnknown
按察使Era unknown江西道宣慰司
治書侍御史Era unknownUnknown
監察御史Era unknownUnknown
肅政廉訪司僉事Era unknown陝西行中書省
肅政廉訪司僉事Era unknown四川行中書省
肅政廉訪司副使Era unknown陝西行中書省
肅政廉訪司副使Era unknown河東

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
祖父魏璠–
父魏思廉1190–1249
子魏必復–

AliasesCBDB

  • 太初 字
  • 忠肅 諡號

StatusCBDB

  • [為官者：文]

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
王磐被王磐推薦1291–
楊弘道為楊弘道所著書作序1291–
蘇天爵書序由蘇天爵所作1291–
許有壬書序由許有壬所作1291–
王忙古歹為王忙古歹作墓誌銘–
趙友為趙友作墓誌銘–
尚野為尚野作字說、名述–
王利用同學、同門1260–
王惲傳記作者為王惲–
宋規為宋規之書、畫作跋–
程鉅夫為程鉅夫作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)1291–
劉郁為劉郁作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)1291–
李珏為李珏作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
葉李為葉李作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
王道為王道作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
王利用為王利用作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
李思衍為李思衍作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
尚野為尚野作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
張孔孫為張孔孫作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
楊居寬為楊居寬作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
張之翰臨別得到張之翰所作贈言(送別詩、序)1291–
王汝明為王汝明作神道碑–
邸琮為邸琮作神道碑–
郝德昌為郝德昌作神道碑–
梁瑛為梁瑛作神道碑–
元好問為元好問作墓表–
張之翰挽詩、詞由張之翰所作–
夾谷之奇為夾谷之奇作挽詩、詞–
宋規為宋規作挽詩、詞–
李秉彝為李秉彝作挽詩、詞–
孟攀鱗為孟攀鱗作挽詩、詞–
楊時煦為楊時煦作挽詩、詞–
關玉為關玉作挽詩、詞–
盧德元為盧德元作行狀–
王守義為王守義作畫贊(畫像記)–
王得輿為王得輿作畫贊(畫像記)–
廉希憲為廉希憲作畫贊(畫像記)–
薛玄為薛玄作畫贊(畫像記)–
楊鎮贈詩、文–
杜仁傑贈詩、文–
高凝贈詩、文–
王得輿為王得輿之建築物題詠、記、命名–
邸順為邸順之建築物題詠、記、命名–
趙良弼為趙良弼之建築物題詠、記、命名–
薛玄為薛玄之建築物題詠、記、命名–
丘處機為丘處機作道觀記–

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
徵辟

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
青崖集

Citations

  1. [1] Name and dates Wei Chu was born in 1232 and died in 1292.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The person record gives the English name Wei Chu and the years 1232 and 1292.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biographical profile identifies 魏初 and gives 1232 as the birth year and 1292 as the death year.
    • WikidataWei Chu (Q45414842)The English label is Wei Chu, and the two time claims correspond to 1232 and 1292.
  2. [2] Status Wei Chu was a Yuan official and a literary figure whose learning and prose are described in the biography.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The record places him in the Yuan dynasty and classifies him as a civil official.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The profile places him in the early Yuan, while the biography describes his reading, study of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and prose.
  3. [3] Courtesy name His courtesy name was Taichu.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The alternate-name entry gives Taichu, 太初, and identifies it as a courtesy name.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The profile and biography give 太初 as his courtesy name.
    • WikidataWei Chu (Q45414842)The alias list and courtesy-name claim give the romanized and Chinese forms Taichu and 太初.
  4. [4] Literary name His literary name was Qingya.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The profile classifies 青崖 as a literary name, and the biography uses the same name.
  5. [5] Native place The biography identifies him as a native of Hongzhou Shunsheng.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The profile and biography give 弘州順聖 as his native place.
  6. [6] Fangshan tradition Fangshan is also supplied as a basic ancestral-place entry.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The address entries classify both Fangshan and Shunsheng as basic ancestral-place values.
  7. [7] Posthumous name His posthumous name was Zhongsu.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The alternate-name entry gives Zhongsu, 忠肅, and identifies it as a posthumous name.
    • WikidataWei Chu (Q45414842)The alias list and posthumous-name claim give Zhongsu and 忠肅.
  8. [8] Family 魏璠 was his grandfather, 魏思廉 his father, and 魏必復 his son; 魏思廉 lived from 1190 to 1249.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The kinship entries identify 魏璠 as grandfather, 魏思廉 as father, and 魏必復 as son, and give 1190–1249 for 魏思廉.
  9. [9] Early association In early adulthood he studied with 王利用, was equally renowned with him, and served 世祖 at the latter’s princely residence.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The association entry calls 王利用 a fellow student and states that the two were equally renowned in early adulthood and served 世祖 at his princely residence.
  10. [10] Zhongtong date The first year of Zhongtong corresponds to 1260.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biography uses 中統元年, and the date annotation maps it to 1260.
  11. [11] Recruitment He entered service through recruitment.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The entry method is given as recruitment, 徵辟.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biography says that he was recruited in the first year of Zhongtong.
  12. [12] First appointment He was appointed a clerk in the Secretariat and concurrently served as a secretary.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The profile lists the Secretariat clerk and secretary posts, and the biography says he held them concurrently.
  13. [13] Resignation and teaching He soon resigned, returned, and lived in seclusion as a teacher.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biography says that he soon resigned, returned, and lived in seclusion while teaching; the profile also lists the teaching post.
  14. [14] National History Institute and censorate He later became a compiler in the National History Institute and an Investigating Censor, submitting numerous proposals.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biography gives the sequence from compiler in the National History Institute to Investigating Censor and says that he submitted numerous proposals.
  15. [15] Later censorate career He was repeatedly promoted to Attendant Censor and then sent out as Censor-in-chief of the Jiangnan Branch.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biography states that he was repeatedly promoted to Attendant Censor and sent out as Censor-in-chief of the Jiangnan Branch.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The office entries also give the Censorate Attendant Censor and Southern Branch Censor-in-chief posts.
  16. [16] Office overview The listed offices include a Secretariat clerk, secretary, professor, compiler in the National History Institute, Investigating Censor, Attendant Censor, Southern Censorate Investigating Censor, and circuit inspector.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The profile lists the eight offices represented in the sentence.
  17. [17] Additional offices He also held the Censorate Court clerkship in Zhiyuan 5 (1268), associate and vice commissioner posts in the listed circuits, Supervising Censor and Censorate Attendant Censor posts, an inspection commissionership in Jiangxi, and the Southern Branch Censor-in-chief post.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The office entries give the Censorate Court clerkship, its Zhiyuan and 1268 start values, associate and vice commissioner posts in 陝西行中書省, 四川行中書省, and 河東, as well as the Supervising Censor, Censorate Attendant Censor, Jiangxi inspection commissionership, and Southern Branch Censor-in-chief posts.
  18. [18] Learning and prose He was an avid reader, especially learned in the Spring and Autumn Annals, and his prose was concise and well ordered.
    • Souyun魏初 (40978)The biography describes his reading, special knowledge of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and concise, well-structured prose.
  19. [19] Collected works His collected works include 《青崖集》.
  20. [20] Genres The work categories span epitaphs, spirit-way inscriptions, tomb texts, biographies, portrait eulogies, colophons on calligraphy and painting, essays on names and courtesy names, farewell poems and prefaces, mourning poems and lyrics, presented poems and prose, architectural inscriptions and notes, naming pieces, and a Daoist temple account.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The work associations identify epitaphs, name essays, calligraphy and painting colophons, farewell poems and prefaces, spirit-way inscriptions, tomb texts, mourning poems and lyrics, biographies, portrait eulogies, presented poems and prose, architectural pieces and naming, and a Daoist temple account.
  21. [21] Named works He wrote epitaphs for 王忙古歹 and 趙友, a tomb text for 元好問, an essay on 尚野’s name, and a colophon for 宋規’s calligraphy and painting.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The work associations name 王忙古歹, 趙友, 元好問, 尚野, and 宋規 and identify the corresponding epitaphs, tomb text, name essay, and calligraphy-and-painting colophon.
  22. [22] Farewell writings He also composed farewell poems and prefaces for 程鉅夫, 劉郁, and 李珏.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The work associations name 程鉅夫, 劉郁, and 李珏 and classify all three items as farewell poems or prefaces.
  23. [23] 1291 recommendation In 1291, 王磐 recommended Wei Chu.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The association entry dates 王磐’s recommendation of Wei Chu to 1291.
  24. [24] Prefaces in 1291 In the same year, he wrote a supplementary preface to 楊弘道’s 《素庵先生事言》, while 蘇天爵 and 許有壬 wrote the two named prefaces.
    • CBDBWei Chu (28839)The three 1291 associations identify 楊弘道’s supplementary preface to 《素庵先生事言》 and the prefaces by 蘇天爵 and 許有壬 with the two named titles.