Shen Yixiu

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• 宛君 字

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1. [1] Name and dates Shen Yixiu was born in 1590 and died in 1635.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB gives the English name Shen Yixiu and the years 1590 and 1635.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biographical entry and its date annotation give Shen Yixiu's life dates as 1590–1635.
   • WikidataShen Yixiu (Q11138123)Wikidata supplies the English label Shen Yixiu and date claims for 1590 and 1635.
2. [2] Period and literary identity Shen Yixiu was a late-Ming woman poet who wrote poetry and ci.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB places her in the Ming dynasty and identifies her as female.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biographical profile places her in the late Ming, and the biography says that she excelled in poetry and ci.
   • WikidataShen Yixiu (Q11138123)Wikidata describes her as a Ming-dynasty person, marks the item as female, and preserves two occupation claims.
3. [3] Courtesy name and origin Her courtesy name was Wanjun, and her home was Wujiang in Suzhou Prefecture.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB identifies Wanjun (宛君) as her courtesy name.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The profile gives Wanjun as her courtesy name and Suzhou Prefecture's Wujiang as her home; the biographies likewise call her a native of Wujiang.
   • WikidataShen Yixiu (Q11138123)Wikidata preserves Wanjun as her alias in English and Chinese-language alias data.
4. [4] Parentage and marriage Her father was 沈珫, a vice commissioner in Shandong, although another form gives 玩; she married Ye Shaoyuan, a langzhong of the Ministry of Works, who lived from 1589 to 1648.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB identifies 沈珫 as her father and 葉紹袁 as her husband, and gives Ye Shaoyuan's life dates.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biographies call her the daughter of the Shandong vice commissioner 沈珫 and the wife of the Ministry of Works langzhong 葉紹袁; one version gives the father's name as 玩.
5. [5] Shen family relatives Her brothers were 沈自徵 and 沈自炳, her sisters were 沈智瑤 and 沈靜專, her nieces were 沈憲英 and 沈華鬟, and her female cousins were 沈倩君 and 沈媛.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB lists her two younger brothers, two sisters, two nieces, and two female cousins, with the available life dates for the named relatives.
6. [6] Three daughters She had three daughters—葉紈紈, 葉小紈, and 葉小鸞—all described as capable poets, with the listed life dates.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB identifies Ye Wanwan, Ye Xiaowan, and Ye Xiaoluan as the first, second, and third daughters and gives their life dates.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biography says that she had three daughters and that all three were capable in poetry.
7. [7] Mother and daughters Shen Yixiu and her daughters composed poems on flowers and plants together.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biography says that the mother and daughters together wrote on flowers and plants.
8. [8] Death She died from grief after the death of a daughter.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biography attributes her death to grief after a daughter died.
9. [9] Son and examination She had a son whose name appears as 葉世傛 or 爕; 爕 passed the jinshi examination in the Gengxu year of the Kangxi reign, 1670.
   • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB lists 葉世傛 as her son.
   • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biography says that the son 爕 passed the jinshi examination in the Gengxu year of the Kangxi reign, whose date annotation gives 1670; this differs from the other form of his name.
10. [10] Wumeng Hall collections Ye Shaoyuan compiled the works of Shen Yixiu and her daughters as 《午夢堂十集》.
    • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biography says that Shaoyuan gathered the works of his wife and daughters and compiled them as 《午夢堂十集》.
    • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB includes 《午夢堂十集》 among the associated work titles.
11. [11] Preface connections She wrote a preface for a work by Zhou Huizhen; prefaces associated with her books are attributed to Shen Yixiu, Ye Shaoyuan, Shen Zizheng, Shen Zibing, Cao Xuequan, Shen Darong, and Ye Xiaoluan.
    • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB's association entries identify Zhou Huizhen as a work for which she wrote a preface and list Shen Yixiu, Ye Shaoyuan, Shen Zizheng, Shen Zibing, Cao Xuequan, Shen Darong, and Ye Xiaoluan in connection with book prefaces.
12. [12] Lichui and Yiren si She excelled in poetry and ci; her collection was called 《鸝吹集》, and 《伊人思》 was an extensive compilation of women's poetry and prose.
    • Souyun沈宜修 (56039)The biographies say that she excelled in poetry and ci, that her collection was called 《鸝吹》, and that she also had 《伊人思》, which extensively compiled women's poetry and prose.
    • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB lists the titles 《伊人思》 and 《鸝吹集》.
13. [13] Additional titles Other titles associated with her include 《鸝吹詞》 in one juan, 《梅花詩》, and 《繡垂館遺稿》; 《小檀欒室彙刻閨秀詞》 is titled as a work of ten series, one hundred works, and one hundred juan.
    • CBDBShen Yixiu (56124)CBDB lists 《鸝吹詞》 in one juan, 《梅花詩》, 《繡垂館遺稿》, and 《小檀欒室彙刻閨秀詞:十集一百種一百卷》.