Ni Zan

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• 元鎮 字
• 珽 别名、曾用名
• 雲林 室名、別號

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• 富豪
• 畫家
• [隱居（有隱德）]
• 詩人

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Ni Zan was born in 1301 and died in 1374; 1306 is also given as a birth year. He is identified as a Yuan-dynasty painter and poet.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The personal entry gives the name, life dates, Yuan affiliation, and the statuses of painter and poet.
   • WikidataNi Zan (Q731030)The entry identifies Ni Zan as a Chinese painter and supplies 1301 and 1306 as alternative birth years and 1374 as the death year.
2. [2] Names and place Ni Zan's courtesy name was Yuanzhen; he was also known as Ting and Yunlin, and his place is given as Wuxi Zhou or Wuxi.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The name and address entries give Yuanzhen, Ting, Yunlin, Wuxi Zhou, and Wuxi, with the corresponding name categories.
   • WikidataNi Zan (Q731030)The alias set also contains Yuanzhen, Ting, and Yunlin.
3. [3] Family and marriage Ni Zan's father was Ni Bing; his elder brother was Ni Zhaokui, his wife was Jiang Yuanming, and his sons were Ni Mengyu and Ni Jimin.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The kinship entries identify Ni Bing as father, Ni Zhaokui as elder brother (1279–1328), Jiang Yuanming as wife (1307–1363), and Ni Mengyu and Ni Jimin as sons.
4. [4] Wealth and reclusion In 1360 Ni Zan was described as wealthy, and he was also associated with reclusion and hidden virtue.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The status entries give wealthy for 1360 and also give the designation of reclusion with hidden virtue.
5. [5] Friendships and poetic exchanges His listed friends were Ke Jiusi, Tao Zongyi, and Huang Benzhong; poetic exchanges involved Zheng Yuanyou, Chen Zhi, and Gao Qi, while literary exchanges involved Zhang Yu, Wang Meng, and Gu Dehui.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)Friendship entries name Ke Jiusi, Tao Zongyi, and Huang Benzhong; poetic exchange entries name Zheng Yuanyou, Chen Zhi, and Gao Qi; gift-poetry entries also involve Zhang Yu, Wang Meng, and Gu Dehui.
6. [6] The thirteenth year of Zhizheng In the thirteenth year of the Zhizheng era, Ni Zan saw an ink-bamboo painting by Ke Jiusi and remembered him.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The associated note describes seeing Ke Jiusi's ink bamboo in the thirteenth year of Zhizheng and remembering him.
7. [7] Prefaces and letters His literary activity included prefaces and letters: he wrote prefaces for works by Zhou Nanlao and Qin Yue, and wrote letters to Zhou Nanlao, Chen Zhi, and Wang Tianjue.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The relations show prefaces for works by Zhou Nanlao and Qin Yue, and letters sent to Zhou Nanlao, Chen Zhi, and Wang Tianjue.
8. [8] Calligraphy and painting inscriptions He wrote inscriptions or postscripts for calligraphy and paintings associated with Zheng Sixiao, Zhao Lin, Ke Jiusi, Zhang Yu, Zhu Derun, and Wang Meng.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The calligraphy-and-painting postscript relations name Zheng Sixiao, Zhao Lin, Ke Jiusi, Zhang Yu, Zhu Derun, and Wang Meng.
9. [9] Epitaphs and tomb inscription Ni Zan composed epitaphs for Dai Shiyuan, Zhou Nanlao, Zhang Duan, and Wang Bin, and a tomb inscription for Cao Boqi.
   • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The epitaph relations name Dai Shiyuan, Zhou Nanlao, Zhang Duan, and Wang Bin, while the tomb-table relation names Cao Boqi.
10. [10] Elegies and portrait eulogies He wrote elegies for Zhang Jing and Zhang Jian, and portrait eulogies for Chen Zheng, Wang Duzhong, Zhang Jing, Zhang Jian, and Gu Dehui.
    • CBDBNi Zan (33468)Elegy relations name Zhang Jing and Zhang Jian; portrait-eulogy relations name Chen Zheng, Wang Duzhong, Zhang Jing, Zhang Jian, and Gu Dehui.
11. [11] Architectural inscriptions He wrote commemorative texts, inscriptions, or names for buildings such as 句曲外史精舍, 半野軒, 聽雨樓, and 聽雪樓.
    • CBDBNi Zan (33468)Architectural writing and naming relations include 句曲外史精舍, 半野軒, 聽雨樓, and 聽雪樓.
12. [12] Works The works list includes *清閟閣全集* and the one-juan *雲林堂飮食製度集*.
    • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The works entries list 清閟閣全集 and 雲林堂飮食製度集 一卷.
13. [13] Later influence one The later artists listed as taking Ni Zan's painting style as their model include Xiang Yuanbian, Lü Youlong, Shen Zongjing, Zha Shibiao, Cao Liji, Luo Xiang, Sheng Yaomin, Hu Zongren, and Shi Sheng.
    • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The style-influence relations list Xiang Yuanbian, Lü Youlong, Shen Zongjing, Zha Shibiao, Cao Liji, Luo Xiang, Sheng Yaomin, Hu Zongren, and Shi Sheng.
14. [14] Later influence two The same style-influence relations also list Xu Huanran, Shi Hongren, Jiang Shijie, Xie Songzhou, Shi Xinchuan, Shi Puhe, Wang Ziyue, and Xu Man.
    • CBDBNi Zan (33468)The same style-influence relations also list Xu Huanran, Shi Hongren, Jiang Shijie, Xie Songzhou, Shi Xinchuan, Shi Puhe, Wang Ziyue, and Xu Man.