Fang Weiyi

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1. [1] Name and dates Fang Weiyi is given as the person's name, with a lifespan of 1585 to 1668.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)These fields give the name Fang Weiyi and the years 1585 and 1668.
   • WikidataFang Weiyi (Q24589873)The English label and description identify Fang Weiyi, while the birth and death statements give 1585 and 1668.
2. [2] Period and identity Fang Weiyi was a woman poet, calligrapher, painter, and literary historian of the late Ming and early Qing period.
   • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The profile places her in the late Ming and early Qing period.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The basic record identifies her as female and lists her as a painter.
   • WikidataFang Weiyi (Q24589873)The English description identifies her as a poet, calligrapher, painter, and literature historian.
3. [3] Courtesy name and origin Her courtesy name was Zhongxian, the name by which she was known, and her native place was Tongcheng in Anqing Prefecture.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The alternate-name field gives Zhongxian as her courtesy name, and the address field gives Tongcheng as her native place.
   • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The biographical wording says that she was known by the name Zhongxian and came from Tongcheng in Anqing Prefecture.
   • WikidataFang Weiyi (Q24589873)The alternate-name entries include Zhongxian.
4. [4] Family background Fang Weiyi was the second daughter of Fang Dazhen, a Ming official who held the title of darixing, and the granddaughter of Fang Xuejian.
   • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The biographical entry calls her the second daughter of the Ming darixing Fang Dazhen.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The kinship fields identify Fang Dazhen as her father and Fang Xuejian as her grandfather.
5. [5] Siblings and nephew Her elder sister was Fang Mengshi, her younger brother Fang Kongzhao, her younger sister Fang Weize, and her nephew Fang Yizhi.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The kinship fields list Fang Mengshi as an elder sister, Fang Kongzhao as a younger brother, Fang Weize as a younger sister, and Fang Yizhi as a nephew.
   • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The biographical wording identifies Fang Mengshi as her sister and mentions her instruction of Yizhi.
6. [6] Affinal relations The kinship information also names Zhang Bingwen as an elder brother-in-law and Wu Lingyi as a brother's wife.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The kinship fields list Zhang Bingwen as an elder sister's husband and Wu Lingyi as a brother's wife.
7. [7] Marriage and early widowhood Fang Weiyi married the shengyuan Yao Sunqi; one wording calls her widowed early, while another specifies widowhood at seventeen.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The kinship fields identify Yao Sunqi as her husband.
   • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The biographical passages call Yao Sunqi her husband, describe her as widowed early, and elsewhere specify that she was widowed at seventeen and that he was a shengyuan.
8. [8] Widowhood and instruction Her husband died without a son; she requested a return to her natal family to uphold her widowhood, remained chaste at Qingfen Pavilion, became known for strict widowly conduct, and educated her nephew Fang Yizhi.
   • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The passages state that her husband died without a son, that she returned to her natal family to uphold her widowhood, that she kept chastity at Qingfen Pavilion, that her strict widowly conduct became known, and that she educated Yizhi.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The kinship field identifies Fang Yizhi as her nephew.
9. [9] Prefaces She wrote prefaces for works by her elder sister Fang Mengshi and Yao Fengyi.
   • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)Two associations state that she wrote prefaces for works by Fang Mengshi and Yao Fengyi; the kinship field identifies Fang Mengshi as her elder sister.
10. [10] Literary and artistic activities Her activities included poetry, calligraphy, painting, and literary-historical editing.
    • WikidataFang Weiyi (Q24589873)The English description identifies her as a poet, calligrapher, painter, and literature historian.
    • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The status field also lists her as a painter.
11. [11] Editing of the palace-women poetry history She abridged and edited 《古今宮閨詩史》, which is also listed under the title 《宮閨詩史》.
    • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The biographical entry says that she abridged the ancient-and-modern palace-women poetry history.
    • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The title list gives the related title 《宮閨詩史》.
12. [12] Principal works Her works include 《楚江吟》 in one juan, 《歸來嘆》, and 《清芬閣集》.
    • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The poetry anthologies list 《楚江吟》, 《歸來嘆》, and 《清芬閣集》 among her works.
    • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The title list gives 《楚江吟》 as one juan, 《歸來嘆》, and 《清棻閣集》 as eight juan, showing the two written forms 清芬 and 清棻.
13. [13] Principal works, alternate form and extent 《清芬閣集》 is also written 《清棻閣集》 and is listed as eight juan.
    • Souyun方維儀 (46630)The poetry entries establish the form 《清芬閣集》 as one of the works associated with her.
    • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The title list gives the alternate form 《清棻閣集》 and the extent of eight juan.
14. [14] Other associated titles Other titles associated with her include 《宮閨文史》, 《宮閨詩評》 in one juan, 《尼說七惑》, 《方維儀詩輯》, and 《閨範》; their specific authorship relationship to Fang Weiyi is unspecified.
    • CBDBFang Weiyi (54969)The title list includes these five titles, while each role description is unspecified; the sentence therefore reports the titles without directly attributing authorship to Fang Weiyi.