Chen Changji

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• 兩湖 室名、別號
• 四 行第
• 子發 字
• 子虚 字

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1. [1] Name and identity Chen Changji was a Ming-dynasty official and writer.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The main record names him Chen Changji, identifies him as a Ming figure, and supplies an office and an author role.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical entries identify him as a Ming figure, an officeholder, and a writer of poetry and prose.
   • WikidataChen Changji (Q45458342)The English and Traditional Chinese labels identify the same person as Chen Changji (陳昌積).
2. [2] Courtesy name, studio name, and birth order His courtesy name was Zifa, an alternative form was Zixu, his studio name was Lianghu, and his birth-order designation was Si.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The name data classifies Lianghu as a studio or sobriquet name, Si as a birth-order designation, and Zifa and Zixu as courtesy names.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text gives the Chinese forms 子發 and 兩湖 for his courtesy and studio names.
   • WikidataChen Changji (Q45458342)The name and claim data list Lianghu, Zifa, and Zixu as his associated names.
3. [3] Native place and registration He was from Taihe County in Ji’an Prefecture, Jiangxi, and belonged to a military household.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The address record gives Taihe as his basic native-place address.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical data specifies Jiangxi Ji’an Prefecture Taihe County and identifies him as belonging to a military household.
4. [4] Provincial-examination discrepancy One biographical text places him first in the Renwu Jiangxi provincial examination in 1522 and calls him the jieyuan, while a separate successful-candidate entry gives the rank as 295 without attaching an examination year.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The examination and school entries list shengyuan status and a successful provincial-candidate rank of 295, without a year in that entry.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text says that in 1522 he placed first in the Renwu Jiangxi provincial examination and was its jieyuan.
5. [5] Jinshi degree He passed the Wuxu jinshi examination in 1538, the seventeenth year of the Jiajing reign.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text gives the Jiajing seventeenth year (1538) Wuxu jinshi examination.
6. [6] Jinshi ranking He was placed twenty-fifth in the second class of the jinshi list.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The examination entry gives his jinshi ranking as the twenty-fifth place in the second class.
7. [7] Official career His listed offices included Ministry of Rites Secretary, Assistant Director of the Court of Imperial Accoutrements, and Five Classics Erudite, all in the capital.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The office entries list 禮部主事, 尚寶司丞, and 五經博士, with 京師 as the location for each.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text gives the concurrent office of 尚寶司司丞 and 翰林院五經博士.
8. [8] Different accounts of highest office The two biographical formulations give different culminations of his career: 尚寶少卿 with 翰林院學士, or 尚寶司司丞 with 翰林院五經博士.
   • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The two biographical texts give, respectively, 尚寶少卿兼翰林院學士 and 尚寶司司丞兼翰林院五經博士.
9. [9] Family His great-grandfather was 陳正大, his grandfather 陳必訓, his father 陳主德, and his mother 羅氏.
   • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The kinship data names 陳正大 as great-grandfather, 陳必訓 as grandfather, 陳主德 as father, and 羅氏 as mother.
10. [10] Siblings He had four recorded elder brothers, and his younger brother 陳昌福 also passed the jinshi examination, ranking 146th in the third class.
    • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The kinship data lists four elder brothers and the younger brother 陳昌福; his Jiajing eighth-year jinshi entry gives third class, 146th place.
11. [11] Marriages He first married 羅氏 and later married 朱氏 as his second wife.
    • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The kinship data identifies 羅氏 as his wife and 朱氏 as his second wife.
12. [12] Teacher and literary accomplishment He studied under Wang Yingdian and was accomplished in poetry and prose.
    • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text says that he studied under 王應電 and was skilled in poetry and prose.
13. [13] Works and title variant His works include 《兩湖集》, whose title is also given as 《陳兩湖集》.
    • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The works data lists 《兩湖集》 and identifies him as its author.
    • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text gives the title 《陳兩湖集》, providing the alternate form.
14. [14] Additional work He also wrote 《松風軒藏稿》.
    • Souyun陳昌積 (54624)The biographical text lists 《松風軒藏稿》 among his works.
15. [15] Prefaces, epitaphs, and biographies His literary activity included prefaces for books by 呂柟 and 曾汴, epitaphs for 項廷吉 and 羅珵, and biographies of 何其高, 郭詡, and 傅汝舟.
    • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The association data lists prefaces for books by 呂柟 and 曾汴, epitaphs for 項廷吉 and 羅珵, and biographies of 何其高, 郭詡, and 傅汝舟.
16. [16] Other literary forms He wrote funeral texts and farewell poems or prefaces, along with colophons, architectural inscriptions and names, prefaces to poetry and prose, and inscriptions on tablets and vessels.
    • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The association data records funeral texts for 羅洪先, 歐陽德, 楊載鳴, and 羅欽德, together with farewell poems or prefaces, colophons to books and paintings, architectural naming and inscriptions, prefaces to poetry and prose, and inscriptions on tablets and vessels.
17. [17] Correspondence He received a reply from 呂柟.
    • CBDBChen Changji (135086)The association data says that he received a reply from 呂柟.