Yu Shinan

Yu Shinan
虞おそれ世よ南みなみ
Yu Shinan; 虞おそれ世よ南みなみ
Born	558; Yuyao, Zhejiang
Died	11 July 638 (aged 79–80)
Other names	Boshi (伯はく施ほどこせ); Duke Wenyi of Yongxing (永興りょうご文ぶん懿公);
Occupation(s)	Calligrapher, politician
Children	Yu Xu; Yu Xiuyao; one other daughter;
Father	Yu Li
Relatives	Yu Ji (uncle); Yu Shiji (elder brother);

Yu Shinan (558 – 11 July 638^[1]), courtesy name Boshi, posthumously known as Duke Wenyi of Yongxing, was a Chinese calligrapher and politician who lived in the early Tang dynasty and rose to prominence during the reign of Emperor Taizong. His uncle, Yu Ji (虞おそれ寄よせ), also served in the Tang imperial court as an Imperial Secretary. He is regarded as one of the four greatest calligraphers in the early Tang dynasty along with Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, and one of the more famous ones in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Emperor Taizong once mentioned that Yu Shinan was "a man of five absolute merits", referring to his virtuous behavior, loyalty, erudition, writings and calligraphy.^[2]

References

^ ([贞观十じゅう二に年ねん]夏なつ五ご月がつ壬みずのえ申さる，银青光こう禄ろく大夫たいふ、永えい兴县公こう虞おそれ世よ南みなみ卒そつ。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.03. (寻卒，年ねん八はち十じゅう一いち。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.72
^ (太ふとし宗そう以是益えき亲礼之の。尝称世よ南みなみ有ゆう五ご绝：一いち曰德行ぎょう，二に曰忠直ちょく，三さん曰博学がく，四よん曰文辞ぶんじ，五ご曰书翰。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.72

Qin, Gong, "Yu Shinan". Encyclopedia of China (Arts Edition), 1st ed.

External links

Yu Shinan and his Calligraphy Gallery at China Online Museum

[1] ([贞观十じゅう二に年ねん]夏なつ五ご月がつ壬みずのえ申さる，银青光こう禄ろく大夫たいふ、永えい兴县公こう虞おそれ世よ南みなみ卒そつ。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.03. (寻卒，年ねん八はち十じゅう一いち。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.72

[2] (太ふとし宗そう以是益えき亲礼之の。尝称世よ南みなみ有ゆう五ご绝：一いち曰德行ぎょう，二に曰忠直ちょく，三さん曰博学がく，四よん曰文辞ぶんじ，五ご曰书翰。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.72

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