Du Ben

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1. 1343 翰林國史院待制 至正

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• 淸碧 室名、別號

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• 士人
• 以疾廢
• 拒絕出仕
• 不求仕

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1. [1] Name and dates All three sources agree on Du Ben's name, birth and death years, and era.
   • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records his name as Du Ben, born 1276 and died 1350, of the Yuan, and labels his conduct 'refused office' and 'did not seek office'.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)The biographical record gives Du Ben as a man of the Yuan, dated 1276–1350, styled a retired scholar and dwelling in seclusion in the Wuyi Mountains.
   • WikidataDu Ben (Q30086686)Wikidata gives his label as 杜本, birth value +1276-00-00T00:00:00Z, death value +1350-00-00T00:00:00Z, nationality Yuan dynasty (Q7313), and instance of human (Q5).
2. [2] Names and origins Du Ben was styled Boyuan, also recorded as Yuanfu and Yuanwen, and was known as Qingbi or Mr. Qingbi; his home was Qingjiang in Linjiang.
   • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records his alternative name as 淸碧, classed as a studio name or sobriquet, and his place of origin as Qingjiang.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)The biographical record lists the courtesy name Boyuan, the sobriquet Qingbi, the honorific 'Mr. Qingbi', and the native place Linjiang Qingjiang.
   • WikidataDu Ben (Q30086686)Wikidata adds Yuanfu and Yuanwen as further courtesy names, 淸碧 as a name, and the aliases Du Boyuan and Du Qingbi.
3. [3] Learning Du Ben was broadly learned and skilled at literary composition.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)Both biographical accounts describe him as broadly learned and good at composition.
4. [4] Early recommendation Du Ben's famine-relief plan won the admiration of Hulumu, chancellor of the Jiangzhe provincial administration, who recommended him to court; summoned to the capital, he withdrew to the Wuyi Mountains when Wuzong died.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account relates that his famine-relief plan was prized by Hulumu, chancellor of the Jiangzhe provincial administration, who strongly recommended him to court; summoned to the capital, he left for the Wuyi Mountains when Wuzong died.
5. [5] Wenzong's summons Wenzong heard of Du Ben while in Jiangnan and, after his accession, sent gifts to recruit him; Du did not go but wrote out the Wuyi chapter of the Book of Zhou and presented it.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)The accounts relate that Wenzong heard of him while in Jiangnan and, after his accession, sent gifts to recruit him; Du did not go, but wrote out the Wuyi chapter of the Book of Zhou and presented it.
6. [6] Appointment under Shundi Du Ben was recommended under Shundi and summoned as a Hanlin academic and compiler of the National History Office; the year is given as Zhizheng 2 or the spring of Zhizheng 3.
   • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records his office as Hanlin Guoshiyuan daizhi, held from the third year of the Zhizheng era (1343).
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)One account dates the appointment to Zhizheng 2 (1342), as a retired scholar, to the posts of Hanlin daizhi and compiler of the National History Office; another, under Shundi, to Hanlin daizhi, fengyi dafu and concurrent compiler of the National History Office, which he firmly declined on grounds of illness; a third gives the spring of Zhizheng 3.
7. [7] Return from Hangzhou Chancellor Toqto'a recommended Du Ben as a recluse; envoys urged him to set out, but he pleaded grave illness and returned home at Hangzhou.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account relates that Chancellor Toqto'a recommended him as a recluse, that envoys pressed him to set out, and that he pleaded grave illness and returned home upon reaching Hangzhou.
8. [8] Declined office Du Ben repeatedly declined summonses, withdrew on grounds of illness, and never sought office.
   • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB lists him under the headings scholar, disabled by illness, refused office and did not seek office, and records a recommendation to office.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)The biographical account likewise says he pleaded illness and firmly declined.
9. [9] Character Du Ben was calm and of few desires, never harsh in speech or countenance, and especially devoted to upright conduct.
   • Souyun杜本 (39335)Both accounts describe him as calm and of few desires, with no harsh words or looks, and devoted to righteous conduct.
10. [10] Learning and calligraphy Du Ben mastered astronomy, geography, harmonics and calendrical calculation, and was especially skilled in seal and clerical script.
    • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account says he mastered astronomy, geography, harmonics and calendrical calculation, and was especially skilled in seal and clerical script.
11. [11] Death Du Ben died at the age of seventy-five in the Wuyi Mountains.
    • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account says he was seventy-five years old and died at Wuyi.
12. [12] Family Du Ben's father was Du Qian; his sons were Du Sui and Du Wei, and his son-in-law was Zhan Jun.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records his father Du Qian, his son-in-law Zhan Jun, and his eldest and second sons Du Sui and Du Wei.
    • WikidataDu Ben (Q30086686)Wikidata links separate items for his father and two sons (Q45413052, Q45413055, Q45413057).
13. [13] Writings Du Ben's writings include the Sijing biaoyi, Liushu tongbian and Shiyuan.
    • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account lists his works as the Sijing biaoyi, Liushu tongbian and Shiyuan.
14. [14] Collection and medical works Du Ben's disciple Cheng Sizu collected his surviving poems as the Qingjiang bizhang ji, for which Jiang Yi wrote a preface; two medical works are also transmitted under his name.
    • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account says his disciple Cheng Sizu collected his surviving poems as the Qingjiang bizhang ji.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records the collection Qingjiang bizhang ji, the medical works Shanghan jinjing lu and Ao shi Shanghan jinjing lu, and a preface to the collection by Jiang Yi.
15. [15] Poetics and Guyin Du Ben claimed the poetic method of Yang Zhonghong of Pucheng and compiled Guyin, a hundred poems by twenty-nine late-Song loyalists.
    • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account says he claimed to have received the poetic method of Yang Zhonghong of Pucheng and compiled Guyin, an anthology of one hundred poems by twenty-nine late-Song loyalists.
16. [16] Attitude to drafts Du Ben kept no drafts of his poems, answering a questioner that few of the ancients' collected works survived, so there was no need to keep them.
    • Souyun杜本 (39335)The account says he never kept drafts of his ordinary poems and answered a questioner that of the ancients' collected works only one or two in a hundred survived, so there was no need to preserve them.
17. [17] Friends Among Du Ben's friends were Xu Qian, Wu Shidao, Liu Guan and Ke Jiusi.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records friendships with Xu Qian, Wu Shidao, Liu Guan and Ke Jiusi.
18. [18] Tomb inscriptions and elegies Du Ben wrote tomb inscriptions for Tang Yuan and Wu Shidao and composed a mourning poem for Yang Zai and Fan Peng.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records that he wrote epitaphs for Tang Yuan and Wu Shidao and a mourning poem, Crying for Messrs. Yang and Fan, for Yang Zai and Fan Peng.
19. [19] Poems addressed to him Yu Ji wrote a record of his Sixue Studio; poems were addressed to him by Ma Zuchang, Fan Peng, Fu Ruojin, Zhang Zhu, Sadula, Li Yu and Zheng Shouren, and Xue Han wrote a farewell poem.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records Yu Ji's record of the Sixue Studio, poems sent to him by Ma Zuchang, Fan Peng, Fu Ruojin, Zhang Zhu, Sadula, Li Yu and Zheng Shouren, and Xue Han's two poems seeing Du Qingbi off to the capital.
20. [20] Followers Du Ben's followers included Jiang Yi and Tao Zongyi.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB lists Jiang Yi as a follower and Tao Zongyi as a student.
21. [21] Posthumous After Du Ben's death Wei Su wrote his tomb stele, and Lan Ren composed poems in his memory.
    • CBDBDu Ben (27973)CBDB records that Wei Su wrote his epitaph and tomb stele (元故徵君杜公伯原父墓碑) and that Lan Ren wrote a poem recalling him and his collection.