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Miao Xi
Cao Wei writer, courtesy name Xibo, who served four Wei rulers up to Minister of the Household, and composed the Wei drumming-and-wind songs, a noted figure of Han-Wei yuefu.
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 Xibo
Miao Xi, courtesy name Xibo, from Lanling in Donghai, was a Cao Wei writer who entered office through the Censor-in-Chief's staff and served four rulers, rising to Imperial Secretary and Minister of the Household. He died in 245. He composed the twelve Wei drum-and-wind songs celebrating the dynasty's achievements, five of which appear in the Gushi Yuan, and he also wrote funeral songs and other pieces.
Life and times
Dates 186–245 CE