[1]Life dates and identityThe records disagree on the death year, giving 1671, 23 January 1672, or 1683, while identifying Wu Weiye as a late-Ming and early-Qing poet, political figure, or writer.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The person fields give the name, birth year 1609, and death year 1671.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The profile and biographical passages give the late-Ming and early-Qing identity and the 1609–1671, 1609–1683, and 1609–1672 date forms.
WikidataWu Weiye (Q697571)The summaries identify him as a late-Ming and early-Qing poet and political figure and give 1609–1671.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority record gives a birth interval spanning 1609–1610, death on 23 January 1672, and the identity of an early-Qing writer.
[2]Names and native placeWu Weiye’s courtesy name was Jungong, his sobriquet was Meicun, and the records place him in Taicang while listing additional sobriquets.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The name fields identify Jungong as a courtesy name and list Meicun, Meicun Daoren, Guandaoren, Dayunjushi, Luqiaosheng, and Sihexuan as studio names or sobriquets.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The profile and biographical entries confirm the courtesy name, sobriquet, and Taicang origin.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority entry lists Jungong, Meicun Daoren, Luqiaosheng, and Sihexuan as aliases.
[3]Family, education, and associationsThe paragraph records Wu Weiye’s immediate family, education under Zhang Pu, Fushe participation, friendships, literary associations, and reported marriage connections.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The kinship fields give the grandfather, father, and mother; the association fields identify Zhang Pu and friendships with Dong Qichang, Wang Shimin, and Zhang Lian.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographies describe him as Zhang Pu’s Fushe disciple and mention his Fushe participation, literary associates, connection by marriage to Chen Zhilin, and relationship with Bian Yujing.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note confirms that he studied under Zhang Pu.
[4]Examination and controversyWu Weiye passed the provincial examination in 1630, ranked first in the metropolitan examination and second in the palace examination in 1631, received a Hanlin appointment, and faced an examination-fraud accusation.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The examination fields give the provincial degree and first-class second rank, while the office fields give the 1631 Hanlin compiler appointment.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographies confirm the Xinwei first-class second rank and appointment, while the detailed account adds the Yingtian examination, metropolitan first place, accusation, imperial review, and return home.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note confirms the 1631 degree and Hanlin compiler appointment.
[5]Ming offices and Hongguang serviceThe office sequence and Hongguang episode place Wu Weiye in a series of Hanlin and Imperial College posts before his withdrawal from court.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The office fields list the compiler, Eastern Palace lecturer, Left Shuzi, Nanjing Director of Studies, Hanlin compiler, Shuzi, provincial examiner, Zhongyun, editorial reviser, and Junior Chamberlain posts.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographies confirm the principal Ming offices, the Hongguang Junior Chamberlain appointment and withdrawal, and the 1638 school inspection and lecture.
[6]Flight and Qing serviceWu Weiye fled south with his family, withdrew from public life, then entered Qing service under accounts that differ on the year and recommendation route, eventually becoming a Secretariat Academy expositor and Director of the Imperial College.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographies describe the flight and withdrawal, the literary society, the 1652 or 1654 chronology, the differing recommendations, and the expositor and Imperial College appointments.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note gives the 1652 recommendation by Ma Guozhu and the expositor and Imperial College appointments.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The office fields list expositor and Imperial College Director postings beginning in 1653.
[7]Late life and familyWu Weiye returned south in 1657, nearly lost his family in the tax-audit case, regretted Qing service, specified his burial, and had the immediate family relationships listed in the sentence.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographies and preface describe the 1657 return, tax-audit case, burial order, two tomb formulations, and first wife Cheng.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note describes Qing service as the regret of having wasted his whole life.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The kinship fields list the concubine Zhou Qiong, sister Wu Xiao, and son Wu Lin.
[8]Poetry and styleWu Weiye’s learning, ornate poetry, historical song lines, changing response to dynastic upheaval, Meicun style, and reputation in regulated verse are all summarized here.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographical and critical passages assess his learning, poetry, song lines, early and later styles, and five- and seven-character regulated verse.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note confirms the seven-character song lines, initial study of the Changqing style, and development of the Meicun style.
[9]Literary reputationWu Weiye’s Jiangzuo reputation, historical memory, and work in prose, drama, and ci poetry are supported by the critical and biographical passages.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The passages discuss the Three Great Masters of the Jiangzuo, remembrance of the former state, dynastic rise and fall, prose, drama, and the styles of his long and short lyrics.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note confirms the Jiangzuo designation and his work in poetry, ci, and drama.
[10]WorksThe works paragraph lists his collected writings, poetry, history, drama, and ci collection under the names found in the records.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The work fields list Meicun jiazang gao with its extent, Meicun ji, Meicun shiwen ji, Suikou jilue, Taicang shizi shixuan, Suijing jiwen, Moling chun, and Meicun ci.
Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The biographies and literary criticism list Meicun jiazang gao, Meicun ji, Suikou jilue, Taicang shizi shixuan, Moling chun, Linchun ge, Tongtian tai, and Meicun ci.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority note lists Meicun shi yu, Moling chun, and Tongtian tai.
[11]PaintingWu Weiye was also listed as a painter, with a manner modeled on Dong Yuan and Huang Gongwang.
CBDBWu Weiye (35118)The status field lists him as a painter, and the artistic associations name Dong Yuan and Huang Gongwang as models.
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Souyun吳偉業 (56185)The profile and biographical passages give the late-Ming and early-Qing identity and the 1609–1671, 1609–1683, and 1609–1672 date forms.
WikidataWu Weiye (Q697571)The summaries identify him as a late-Ming and early-Qing poet and political figure and give 1609–1671.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database吳偉業 (A009981)The authority record gives a birth interval spanning 1609–1610, death on 23 January 1672, and the identity of an early-Qing writer.