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Xie Shang
Eastern Jin figure styled Renzu from Yangxia, son of Xie Kun, a gifted musician who held Shouyang and recovered the imperial seal.
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Renzu · Jianshi (childhood name)
Xie Shang, courtesy name Renzu, came from Yangxia in Chen commandery and was a son of Xie Kun, inheriting the Marquis of Xianting. A celebrated Eastern Jin gentleman praised by Wang Dao, he governed Liyang, served as chancellor of Jiangxia, and rose to Western Pacifying General and director of the secretariat, holding Shouyang. He is said to have recovered the imperial jade seal. Skilled in music, dance and calligraphy, he is credited with the yuefu 'Dadao Qu', said to have been composed on the pipa at a tavern. He died in 357 and was posthumously named Jian.
Life and times
Dates 308 CE-357 CE