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Dou Shuxiang
Mid-Tang official and poet of the Fufeng Dou clan, courtesy name Yizhi, jinshi of the early Dali years, whose five sons were all literary figures.
In the courtyard of a district government hall, a line of petitioners waits before a raised bench with a long table and document boxes; a blue umbrella stands beside it, a large drum stands at the gate where a few people wait, and a lake with sailboats lies beyond.
Also known as Yizhi
Dou Shuxiang, courtesy name Yizhi, was of the Fufeng Dou clan; his dates are unknown. A friend of Chang Gun, he passed the jinshi in the early Dali years and served as crown prince's messenger, erudite of the Directorate and magistrate of Jiangyin. When Chang Gun became chancellor in 777 he was made left reminder; after Chang Gun fell in 779 he was sent out as magistrate of Lishui. Posthumously honoured as Minister of Works, he has nine poems in the Complete Tang Poems. His five sons Dou Chang, Mou, Qun, Xiang and Gong were all known for letters.
Life and times
Dates Dates unknown; active in the Dali era of the Tang (766–779 CE)