[1]Life dates and identityGao Shiqi is presented as a Qing official and man of letters, with 1645 as his birth year, 1703 as the principal death year, and 1704 as an alternative.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The basic record gives the name Gao Shiqi, birth year 1645, death year 1703, Qing affiliation, and statuses corresponding to calligrapher, painter, poet, connoisseur, polymath, and prose writer.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The profile and biographical entries identify him as a Qing figure and give 1645–1703 as the principal dates, while another entry gives 1645–1704 and describes his official and literary career.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The authority record identifies Gao Shiqi as a Qing person, gives dates falling in 1645 and 1703, and supplies details of his officeholding and writings.
WikidataGao Shiqi (Q15942627)The entity is labeled Gao Shiqi, described as a Qing-dynasty person, and carries year statements for birth in 1645 and death in 1704.
[2]Names and native placeGao Shiqi was styled Danren, also written Danren with the variant Chinese form 淡人, and used Jiangcun and Zhuchuang as art names; Qiantang is the principal native place, with Yuyao also given.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The name data lists 澹人 and 淡人 as courtesy-name forms, Jiangcun and Zhuchuang as art-name forms, Qiantang as the basic native place, and Yuyao as the ancestral place.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The profile and biographies give Qiantang as his home place and list Danren, Jiangcun, and Zhuchuang among his names.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The authority record lists Danren, 淡人, Jiangcun, and Zhuchuang, while its birthplace field gives Yuyao.
[3]Early livelihoodHe came from a poor family and supported himself by selling writing.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography states that his family was poor and describes his unsuccessful examination and early service.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The note says that he initially failed the capital examination and supported himself by selling writing.
[4]Student status and examinationHe was a student of the prefectural and provincial schools, later a jiansheng, failed the Shuntian examination, served as a writing clerk, and is also associated with the Boxue Hongci examination.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The examination entries list a prefectural or provincial student, jiansheng status, and the Boxue Hongci or Boxue Hongci examination category.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography confirms the jiansheng status, unsuccessful Shuntian examination, and writing-clerk appointment.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The note independently confirms the early unsuccessful examination and his livelihood from writing.
[5]Entry into court serviceAfter imperial favor, he entered the Imperial Academy in 1669, was selected by imperial order, was registered for Hanlin service, placed first in the imperial examination in 1671, and was ordered to prepare a fair copy of the Classics Mat lectures.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The note gives the sequence from imperial recognition through the 1669 Imperial Academy appointment and the 1671 first-place examination result and lecture-copying order.
[6]AppointmentsRecommended by Mingzhu, he entered inner-court service, became a recorder in the Office of the Heir Apparent, held a succession of Secretariat, Hanlin, Spring Bureau, and lecturing posts, and rose to Junior Chamberlain.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography records Mingzhu's recommendation, inner-court service, the recorder appointment, and promotion to Junior Chamberlain; the profile also lists the Grand Secretariat, Hanlin, and expositor posts.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The office list supplies the recorder, Secretariat Drafter, Hanlin Expositor, Grand Secretariat Reader, Left and Right Spring Bureau posts, Hanlin Reader-in-waiting, and Imperial Lecturer titles.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The note confirms his entry into inner-court service and the early court career.
[7]Political setbackAs his influence grew, he associated with Wang Hongxu and others; Guo Xiu and Xu Sanli submitted impeaching memorials, after which he left office and returned home.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography describes his association with Wang Hongxu and others, Guo Xiu's impeachment, and his retirement to his native place.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The note names Guo Xiu and Xu Sanli as the memorialists and says that Gao Shiqi left office and returned home.
[8]Recall and later officesIn the thirty-third Kangxi year he was recalled to work on books and serve in the South Study, reached the rank of Vice Minister of Rites without taking up the appointment, and in the thirty-sixth year became Chamberlain of the Office of the Heir Apparent and received the Qingyintang plaque.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The note gives the thirty-third-year recall, South Study service, Rites post, thirty-sixth-year Chamberlain appointment, and Qingyintang plaque.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography confirms the recall to compile books, South Study service, the Vice Minister of Rites rank without taking office, and the profile lists the South Study, Rites, and Chamberlain posts.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The office list includes South Study service, Chamberlain, and Vice Minister of Rites.
[9]Posthumous titleHe was posthumously titled Wenke, with Wenmin also recorded as an alternative posthumous title.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The name data classifies both Wenke and Wenmin as posthumous titles.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)Two biographies give Wenke as his posthumous title.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The authority record includes both Wenke and Wenmin among his names.
[10]FamilyHis great-grandfather was Gao Jianling, his grandfather Gao Shangxian, his father Gao Yunzhong, and his nephew Shen Bao.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The kinship data names Gao Jianling as great-grandfather, Gao Shangxian as grandfather, Gao Yunzhong as father, and Shen Bao as nephew.
[11]Scholarship and artsHe is identified as a calligrapher, painter, poet, connoisseur, polymath, and prose writer.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The statuses explicitly list calligrapher, painter, poet, connoisseur, polymath, and skill in prose.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The literary entries list his poetry and lyric collections, corroborating his literary activity.
[12]Imperial-style poetryHis poetry was associated with imperial occasional verse; after returning home he continued in that form, and selected poems were characterized as relatively unrestrained.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The literary assessment says that, as a palace Chamberlain, he excelled at imperial-response verse, continued that form after returning home, and had selected poems regarded as relatively loose.
[13]Historical and scholarly writingsThe bibliography includes the Zuo zhuan, Chunqiu, Tianlu, prose, Bianzhu, and Tang-poetry titles listed in the paragraph, with several volume counts supplied by the title records.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The title records list all nine titles in the sentence and provide the stated juan counts; Tianlu shiyu is explicitly marked as authored.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography explicitly names Zuo zhuan jishi benmo and Chunqiu diming kaolüe among his works.
[14]Collected and lyric worksHis collected prose and lyric titles include the Qingyintang, Yuanxi, Chengbei, Guitian, Jiangcun, Dudan, Shuxiang, Zhuchuang, and Suinian collections; Qingyintang appears in both ji and quanji forms.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The title records list the Qingyintang, Yuanxi, Chengbei, Guitian, Jiangcun, Dudan, Shuxiang, and Suinian collections.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The literary entries list the Qingyintang, Yuanxi, Chengbei, Guitian, Jiangcun, Dudan, Shuxiang, and Zhuchuang collections, with Qingyintang also given as a complete collection.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database高士奇 (A012522)The authority note names Qingyintang ji among his writings.
[15]Travel, notes, and cataloguesThe bibliography also contains travel diaries, notebooks, a calligraphy-and-painting catalogue, and the Jiangcun xiaxia and Beishu baoweng titles, with the Jiangcun xiaxia title appearing in two written forms.
CBDBGao Shiqi (30853)The title records list the escort journals, Songting xingji, Jin'ao tuishi biji, reading notes, Jiangcun shuhua mu, both Jiangcun xiaxia forms, and Beishu baoweng lu.
Souyun高士奇 (73618)The biography names Songting xingji, Jiangcun xiaxia lu, and Beishu baoweng lu among his works.