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Qiao Ji
Master Sanqu Lyricist and Playwright of the Yuan Dynasty
Mural guide
In a study at night, a desk holds a brush pot, a porcelain vase with a plum branch, a lit red lantern, a folded fan and an unrolled blank scroll, with no one seated there, while through a round window the moon rises over a lake with a sailboat.
Also known as Qiao Mengfu · Mengfu · Xingxing Daoren · Yuan Sanqu Si Dajia Zhi Yi
- Roles
- Writer / Poet
One of the Four Great Sanqu Masters of the Yuan Dynasty. Celebrated for linguistic wit, rhythmic grace, and dramatic flair in Jinqian Ji.
Life and times
- c. 1280Born
Yuan - 1345Died
Works
Literature · Sayings2- Laughing Proudly Among Forests and Springs: Qiao Ji's Self-PortraitYuanFamous line from Qiao Ji's self-portrait song: laughing among forests and springs
- Bones of Snow and Flesh of Ice: The Plum BlossomYuanFamous line from Qiao Ji's song Seeking Plum Blossom: a flower of snow and ice