Gao Qi

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• 季廸 字
• 槎軒 室名、別號
• 靑丘子 室名、別號
• 青邱子 未詳
• 高啓 别名、曾用名

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• [為官者：文]
• 詩人
• 博學之人
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1. [1] Name and dates Gao Qi's name and dates; the year of his death is not given uniformly.
   • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records his name as Gao Qi (高啟), born in 1336 and died in 1374.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)cnkgraph gives his name as 高啟 and his dates as 1336–1374.
   • WikidataGao Qi (Q712109)Wikidata gives his Chinese label as 高啟, with birth in 1336 and death in 1374.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA records his name as 高啟 and places his death in 1373, differing from the 1374 given elsewhere.
2. [2] Era and vocation Gao Qi was a poet, writer and historian of the late Yuan and early Ming.
   • WikidataGao Qi (Q712109)Wikidata describes him as a Chinese writer and historian at the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)cnkgraph assigns him to the late Yuan and early Ming.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA calls him a man of letters of the early Ming and one of the ten talents of the age.
   • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB assigns him to the Ming dynasty and records his status as a poet.
3. [3] Names and styles Gao Qi's courtesy name and alternative names.
   • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records his courtesy name as Jidi (季廸) and the studio names Chaxuan (槎軒), Qingqiuzi (靑丘子) and 青邱子.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)cnkgraph records his courtesy name as Jidi (季迪), his art names Chaxuan and Qingqiuzi, and the familiar name Gao Taishi.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA lists his alternative names as 高季迪, 高槎軒, 青丘子 and 青邱子.
   • WikidataGao Qi (Q712109)Wikidata gives his aliases as Chaxuan, Jidi, Qingqiuzi, Zhaxuan, 季廸, 季迪, 槎軒, 靑丘子 and 青邱子.
4. [4] Native place Gao Qi was a native of Changzhou in Suzhou Prefecture.
   • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records his place of origin as Changzhou (長洲), with Suzhou Prefecture also appearing among his places.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)cnkgraph gives his native place as Changzhou in Suzhou Prefecture.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA records his place of birth as Changzhou (長洲).
5. [5] Learning and poetry Gao Qi was widely read and skilled in poetry and history.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian describes him as widely read, skilled in poetry and especially versed in history.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA says he was widely learned and skilled in poetry, with a vigorous style of his own.
6. [6] Zhang Shicheng, retirement and refuge Zhang Shicheng valued Gao Qi, who refused to serve him, retired to Qingqiu, and took refuge at Xiaoshan; his place of origin is also given as Yuanhe.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian says that while Zhang Shicheng held Wu, Gao lived in retirement at Qingqiu on the Wusong River and called himself Qingqiuzi.
   • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records that Zhang Shicheng valued him and that he refused to become Zhang Shicheng's subordinate; it also notes Xiaoshan as a place of refuge and Yuanhe as an alternative place of origin.
7. [7] Four Talents of Wu Gao Qi was counted with Yang Ji, Zhang Yu and Xu Ben among the Four Talents of Wu.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian and the Cixue tulu both count him with Yang Ji, Zhang Yu and Xu Ben as the Four Talents of Wu.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA records that he was celebrated with Yang Ji, Zhang Yu and Xu Ben as the Four Talents of Wu.
8. [8] Standing as a poet Gao Qi's poetic power and command of tone were reckoned far above those of the other three.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian says his poetic power and tonal command surpassed those of the other three by far, making him a leading figure between the Yuan and Ming.
9. [9] Ten Friends and ten talents Gao Qi was also one of the Ten Friends of the Northern Suburb and one of the ten talents of the early Ming.
   • Souyun高啟 (50075)Both accounts record that he was known with Wang Xing and others as the Ten Friends of the Northern Suburb.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA counts him among the ten talents of the early Ming.
10. [10] History of Yuan and offices Gao Qi was recommended to help compile the History of Yuan and was appointed to the National History Office and the Hanlin Academy, with charge of instructing the imperial princes.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records that he entered office by recommendation and served in the Hongwu period as compiler of the National History Office and of the Hanlin Academy.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian says that early in the Hongwu reign he was recommended to help compile the History of Yuan, was appointed compiler of the National History Office and was charged with instructing the imperial princes; the Yusuan Ming shi xingming jueli likewise records the summons to compile the Yuan history and the appointment as compiler.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA records his appointment as a Hanlin compiler and his work on the Yuan history.
11. [11] Promotion and resignation Gao Qi was promoted to vice minister of revenue and resigned on the plea of youth.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records that he rose to the office of vice minister of revenue.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian says he was later promoted to right vice minister of revenue and, pleading that he was too young to bear so heavy a charge, resigned and returned home; the Yusuan Ming shi xingming jueli records his promotion and release.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA records that his offices reached right vice minister of revenue.
12. [12] Discrepancy over the year The year of these appointments is variously given.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA dates his appointment as Hanlin compiler and his work on the Yuan history to the first year of Hongwu (1368).
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Mingshi jishi dates the same events to the second year of Hongwu, while the Yusuan Ming shi xingming jueli says only “early in the Hongwu reign”, without a year.
13. [13] Wei Guan affair and death The prefect Wei Guan was executed and Gao Qi was implicated over a beam-raising text and executed by waist severing.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records that the Suzhou prefect Wei Guan was executed for rebuilding the prefectural offices on the site of Zhang Shicheng's palace, that Gao Qi had written a beam-raising text for it containing the words “coiling dragon, crouching tiger”, and that he was suspected of praising Zhang Shicheng and was executed by waist severing; the Yusuan Ming shi xingming jueli says he was released and then executed for an offence, and the Mingshi jishi that he died under the law over the Wei Guan affair.
14. [14] Friends and poetic exchanges Gao Qi's friends and the poets with whom he exchanged verse.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records Yao Guangxiao, Wei Guan and Huang Benzhong as his friends, and notes that he exchanged poems with Ni Zan and Zhou Di and had poetic exchanges with Wang Yi and Chen Ruzhi.
15. [15] Prefaces Gao Qi wrote prefaces for works by Zhou Di and Chen Ruzhi.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records that he wrote a postface for Zhou Di's Jingnan changhe ji and a preface for Chen Ruzhi's Lüshuiyuan zayong.
16. [16] Colophons Gao Qi wrote colophons for paintings and calligraphy by leading Yuan artists and writers.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records colophons by him on works of Ni Zan, Huang Gongwang, Zhao Mengfu, Yu Ji, Zhang Yu, Zhu Derun, Feng Zizhen and Gao Kegong.
17. [17] Prose collection Gao Qi's prefaces, colophons and epitaphs are mostly collected in his prose collection.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)The notes on his writings place his prefaces, colophons and epitaphs in the Gaotaishi Fuzhao ji.
18. [18] Nephew Gao Qi's nephew was Gao Yong.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records Gao Yong as his nephew (從子).
19. [19] Editions of his poetry Gao Qi's poems were first gathered in a series of collections and later assembled into larger editions.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Mingshi jishi records collections such as Fengtai, Chuitai, Jianguan, Qingqiu, Shengren, Nanlou, Chaxuan, Lujiang and Gusu zayong, from which he made his own selection, the Fouming ji; in the Jingtai period Xu Yong of Wu assembled the Daquan ji, and in the Qing the Tongxiang scholar Jin Tan edited and annotated the eighteen-juan Qingqiu ji. The Cixue tulu gives the title as Gao Qingqiu ji.
20. [20] Collected works Gao Qi's poetry, prose and ci collections.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB lists his authored titles as the Gao Taishi daquan ji, Fuzhao ji, Kouxian ji, Fouming ji, Chaxuan ji and Taishi ji.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database高啟 (A009023)DILA lists a poetry collection, the Gao Taishi daquan ji, a prose collection, the Fuzhao ji, and a ci collection, the Kouxian ji.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian mentions the Gao Taishi daquan ji and Fuzhao ji; the Cixue tulu gives the Gao Qingqiu ji and Kouxian ci; the Yusuan Ming shi xingming jueli gives the Fouming ji.
21. [21] Mourning poems Gao Qi's friends wrote poems of mourning after his death.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Mingshi jishi says that after his death his old friends and companions mourned him in unison, and records mourning poems by Yang Mengzai (Yang Ji), Xu Youwen (Xu Ben), Zhang Laiyi (Zhang Yu) and others.
22. [22] Reputation and biography Gao Qi was acclaimed as the leading poet of his age, and Zhu Yizun wrote his biography.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)Du Mu's Nanhao shihua calls him the leading poet of the age.
    • CBDBGao Qi (34385)CBDB records the Qing scholar Zhu Yizun as the author of his biography.
23. [23] Judgement of the Siku catalogue The Siku quanshu zongmu judged Gao Qi's genius to stand above all Ming poets, while noting that he never formed a style of his own.
    • Souyun高啟 (50075)The Mingshi jishi quotes the Siku catalogue: his genius was lofty, placing him above all the poets of the Ming; imitating ancient models, he failed to forge a style of his own.