Liu Guan

TimelineCBDB

1. 1300 縣學教諭 大德
2. 1308 州學正 至大
3. 1319 國子學助教 延祐
4. 1324 太常禮儀院博士 泰定
5. 1341 翰林國史院待制 至正

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AliasesCBDB

• 文肅 諡號
• 烏蜀山人 室名、別號
• 道傳 字

StatusCBDB

• 書法家
• [為官者：文]
• 收徒講學
• 鑒賞家
• 理學家
• 經世學者
• 強記;博學強記

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Liu Guan was born in 1270 and died in 1342. The evidence identifies him as a Yuan-dynasty scholar, writer, and official, consistent with classifications as a Neo-Confucian scholar, statecraft scholar, and official.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The basic biographical entry gives Liu Guan's name, dates, Yuan affiliation, and classifications as a calligrapher, official, Neo-Confucian scholar, statecraft scholar, and learned man.
   • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The profile and biographical passages identify Liu Guan as a Yuan figure who held offices and was prominent in learning and literature.
   • WikidataLiu Guan (Q11110053)The item gives the English name Liu Guan, describes him as a Yuan-dynasty person, and supplies the 1270 and 1342 date claims.
2. [2] Courtesy and sobriquet His courtesy name was Daochuan and his sobriquet was Wushu shanren.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The alternate-name entries classify Wushu shanren as a sobriquet or studio name and Daochuan as the courtesy name.
   • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography explicitly gives the courtesy name Daochuan and the sobriquet Wushu shanren, which also appear in the profile aliases.
   • WikidataLiu Guan (Q11110053)The name data supply the English forms Daochuan and Wushu shanren and the corresponding Chinese name claims.
3. [3] Hometown Liu Guan was a native of Pujiang in Wuzhou.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The basic address entry identifies Pujiang as his native place.
   • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The profile and biographies describe him as a native of Wuzhou Pujiang.
4. [4] Family and marriage His father was Liu Jin, his mother Yu, a daughter of Yu Kui, his grandfather Liu Buzhi, his maternal grandfather Yu Kui, and his younger brother Liu Shi; his wife was Sheng Shu, who lived from 1270 to 1331.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The kinship entries identify his father, mother, grandfather, maternal grandfather, and younger brother by these names and relationships.
5. [5] Wife His wife was Sheng Shu, who is given as having lived from 1270 to 1331.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The kinship entry identifies his wife as Sheng Shu and gives 1270 and 1331 as her birth and death years.
6. [6] Children and grandchildren His sons were Liu You, Liu Tong, and Liu Yin; his grandsons were Liu Ying, Liu Mu, and Liu Ju, and his granddaughter was recorded as Liu Shi.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The kinship entries list three sons, three grandsons, and one granddaughter under the stated relationships and names.
7. [7] Maternal kinsman His maternal kinsman Yu Xiang lived from 1249 to 1319.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The kinship entry describes Yu Xiang as a maternal kinsman and gives his dates as 1249–1319.
8. [8] Early appointments The appointment sequence places him in the Jiangshan Confucian school in 1300 and at the Changguo prefectural school in 1308; the entry route is described as 薦舉 or 察舉 in different passages.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The appointment entries provide the offices, locations, reign titles, and Gregorian years 1300 and 1308; the recommendation entry uses 薦舉, while the biography uses 察舉.
   • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography gives the sequence from Jiangshan instructor to Changguo school director.
9. [9] Intermediate appointments He served as assistant instructor at the National Academy in 1319 and as a Doctor at the Taichang Institute of Rites in 1324.
   • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The appointment entries date the National Academy assistant instructorship to 1319 and the Taichang Institute of Rites doctorate to 1324.
   • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography confirms the sequence through the National Academy assistant instructorship and the Taichang doctorate.
10. [10] Later appointments He later served as superintendent of Confucian education in Jiangxi and, at the beginning of the Zhizheng era, held the Hanlin daizhi title concurrently with a historiographical compiling office; the appointment entry dates the Hanlin post to 1341.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The appointment entries list the Jiangxi Confucian-education post and the Hanlin post in the first year of Zhizheng, 1341.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biographies and title list give the Jiangxi superintendent post and the Zhizheng appointment as Hanlin daizhi with concurrent historiographical compilation.
11. [11] Other offices and ranks His additional offices and ranks include the nine titles named in the sentence.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The appointment list additionally contains the offices and ranks 樞密院編修, 儒學副提舉, 將仕郎, 將仕佐郎, 文林郎, 徵事郎, 承務郎, 太常司博士, and 博士.
12. [12] Teachers and associations The biography describes his study with Jin履祥 in early adulthood, his association with Fang Feng, Xie Ao, and Wu Siqi, his consultations with several other learned figures, and his later recognition in the capital.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography says that in early adulthood he studied under 金履祥, then traveled with 方鳳, 謝翱, and 吳思齊 and consulted 方回, 仇遠, 龔開, 戴表元, 胡之純, and the 長孺 brothers.
13. [13] Recognition in the capital The biography says that 吳澄 esteemed him and that 程鉅夫 gave him a pellet of ink while declaring that the true seal of literature now belonged to him.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography records 吳澄's appreciation, 程鉅夫's gift of ink, and his words “文章正印，今屬子矣”.
14. [14] Friends The association entries classify 牟應龍, 方回, and 杜本 as his friends.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The association entries classify 牟應龍, 方回, and 杜本 as friends of Liu Guan.
15. [15] Range of learning The biography describes his lifelong diligence and wide command of military and penal affairs, law and calendrical studies, mathematical arts, technical arts, and books outside orthodox traditions; the learned-memory characterization is separately supplied by the status classification.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography says that he studied tirelessly throughout life and was conversant with military and penal affairs, law, calendrical studies, mathematical arts, technical arts, and books outside orthodox traditions.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The status classification describes him as strong in memory and broadly learned.
16. [16] Scholarly roles The classifications describe him as a calligrapher, connoisseur, Neo-Confucian scholar, statecraft scholar, and teacher of disciples.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The classifications list calligrapher, disciple-teacher, connoisseur, Neo-Confucian scholar, and statecraft scholar among his scholarly roles.
17. [17] Studio name He styled himself Wushu shanren and named his studio Jingjian.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography says that he styled himself 烏蜀山人 and named his studio 「靜儉」.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The alternate-name entry classifies Wushu shanren as his sobriquet or studio name.
18. [18] Literary standing The biographies rank him with 黃溍, 虞集, and 揭傒斯 as the Four Eminent Men of the Confucian Grove and compare his contemporary reputation with that of 黃溍 and 吳萊.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The two biographical passages give the Four Eminent Men designation and say that his reputation was for a time comparable to that of 黃溍 and 吳萊.
19. [19] Prose style The biography preserves Wei Su's praise for the vigor, rigor, argument, and originality of his prose, together with the judgment that it was deep, expansive, fluent, and widely recited.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biography gives Wei Su's assessment of the prose as 雄渾嚴整 and strong in argument without inherited clichés, followed by the praise 沈鬱舂容、涵肆演迤 and the statement that many recited it.
20. [20] Poetry and prose compilation 宋濂 and 戴良 compared his poetry and prose to a veteran commander leading a million troops and compiled the works in forty juan.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biographies preserve the veteran-commander comparison and state that 宋濂 and 戴良 compiled his poetry and prose in forty juan; another passage also says that he had a forty-juan collection.
21. [21] Works His works include 柳待制文集 and seven additional titles attributed to him in the literary catalogue.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The literary entries list 柳待制文集 and the seven additional titles, with the latter seven marked as works by the author.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biographies name 柳待制文集 and state that the collection comprised forty juan.
22. [22] Posthumous name and age One biographical passage gives his age at death as seventy-three, and the biographies and name data state that his disciples privately gave him the posthumous name Wensu.
    • CBDBLiu Guan (28143)The basic entry gives his death year as 1342 and classifies Wensu, 文肅, as a posthumous name.
    • Souyun柳貫 (39435)The biographies state that he died at seventy-three and that his disciples privately posthumously named him 文肅.
    • WikidataLiu Guan (Q11110053)The item includes 文肅 as his posthumous-name claim.