An Min
An Min (Chinese: 安民; ca. 1050 – 1125) was an official stone carver during the Song dynasty. The story of An Min is included in the book History of Song, where his honorable character and outstanding moral principles are praised.[1]
Work
An Min was working under Emperor Huizong of Song during the Chongning era (崇寧; 1102–1106) and refused to carve the Yuanyou Dang Ren stele for the Yuanyou Partisans.[1] (Yuanyou era: 元祐; 1086–1094). With this kind of loyalty An Min expressed his political stand while other officials dare not to speak out their voices. For his integrity An Min became famous, in spite of his insignificant status.
An Min is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes),[2] a book of woodcut prints first printed in 1694, by Jin Guliang. The pictures for this book were often distributed and reused, including in porcelain.[3]
Stele
To collect information or archiving in China during the Song dynasty people did use a stone stele[4] (plural stela(s) or stelæ).
Legacy
- "Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections; Stele recording relocation of stelae of classics". "An Min stele (1090)". Harvard Library. Official website
- "Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections; Tomb epitaph of You Shixiong". "An Min stele (1097)". Harvard Library. Official website
External links
- An Min on the site of Baidu Baike
References
- ^ a b Luo, Changfan (2019). "Grand History and Small Figures: A Study on Official and Civil Stone Carving Workers from the Perspective of Factionalism in the Late Northern Song Dynasty[J]. JOURNAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY". 5 (3): 48–63.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)"Journal of Zhejiang University (Humanities and Social Sciences)". Zhejiang University.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Wushuang Pu". St John's College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Wu, Yi-Li (2008-01-01). "The Gendered Medical Iconography of the Golden Mirror (Yuzuan yizong jinjian, 1742)". Asian Medicine. 4 (2): 452–491. doi:10.1163/157342009X12526658783736. ISSN 1573-420X.
- ^ Hay, Jonathan (2019). "Journal of Chinese History 中國歷史學刊; Guo Zhongshu's Archaeology of Writing". Journal of Chinese History 中國歷史學刊. 3 (2): 233–324. doi:10.1017/jch.2018.39. S2CID 203302146. Cambridge University Press
