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Huang Zhijun
Early Qing man of letters from Huating, courtesy name Shimu and sobriquet Wutang, a jinshi of 1721 and Left Secretary of the Heir's Household who edited the Jiangnan Gazetteer and also wrote plays.
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 Courtesy name Shimu · Wutang (sobriquet)
Huang Zhijun, courtesy name Shimu and sobriquet Wutang, later styled Old Shi and Old Mu, came from Huating in Songjiang prefecture (modern Songjiang, Shanghai) and was a Qing man of letters. He took the jinshi in 1721, was appointed compiler of the Hanlin Academy, and in 1723 became education commissioner of Fujian, rising to Left Secretary of the Heir's Household. After retiring home he served as chief compiler of the Jiangnan Gazetteer. His works include the poetry collections Wutang Ji and Xiangxie Ji, the zaju play Si Caizi and the chuanqi Zhongxiao Fu. His Cui Lou Yin lyric is in the Bai Xiang Ci Pu.
Life and times
Dates 1668 CE–1748 CE