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Shi Dazu
Master of Metrical Craftsmanship and Object Ode Poetry of Southern Song
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 Shi Bangqing · Bangqing · Meixi · Meixi Ciren
- Roles
- Writer / Poet
Southern Song master lyric poet renowned for exquisite craftsmanship and unmatched delicacy in object ode lyrics (Yongwu Ci), praised by Jiang Kui.
Life and times
- c. 1163Born
Song
- c. 1220Died
Works
Literature · Lyrics11
- The Oriole's Joyful Move · Moonlit Ripples Seem to DripSongShi Dazu's long ci of a night of lanterns and moonlight, an ageing man recalling old revels
- Charms of Three Beauties · Haze Shimmering on Blue TilesSongShi Dazu's long ci of returning to the capital to seek a lost love, keeping only her likeness
- Autumn Clearing · The River Grey and VastSongShi Dazu's long ci of autumn on the river, a traveller longing for home and grieving at age
- Night-Closing Blossom · Willows Lock the Orioles' SoulsSongShi Dazu's long ci of early spring, old memories and a longing that will not be dismissed
- Jade Butterfly · Evening Rain Spares the Palace TreesSongShi Dazu's long ci of an autumn night, ageing sorrow and a beloved lost beyond the mist
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- Eight Returns · Autumn River Under RainSongShi Dazu's long ci of a rainy autumn river, comfort in wine and a friend far away
- Swallows in Pairs · On Its Theme: After the Spring SacrificeSongShi Dazu's long ci on two swallows back at their old nest, and a woman still waiting for word
- Phoenixes Who Changed Their Nest · Spring Feelings: Lovely as Plum BlossomSongShi Dazu's long ci of a lovelorn pair whose longing ends at last in a shared spring dawn
- Auspicious Crane Immortal · Amorous Thoughts: Apricot Mist on Her TemplesSongShi Dazu's long ci of an old love by the river isles, burned to ash and woken again by spring
- Fragrance of Silk Gauze · Working Up a Chill to Bully the FlowersSongShi Dazu's long ci on spring rain: drowsy butterflies, glad swallows, a night's talk remembered
- First Spray in the East Wind · Seeping Deftly into the Orchid's HeartSongShi Dazu's long ci on spring snow, settling on orchids, willows and apricots as warmth returns