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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
Dates c. 1280 - 1345
EraYuan