Feng Xian
Feng Xian | |
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馮嫺  | |
| Born | 1662 |
| Died | 1722 (aged 59–60) |
| Occupation | Poet, painter |
| Spouse(s) | Qian Tingmei |
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Feng Xian (1662 – 1722), also known by her courtesy name Youling, was a Chinese Qing dynasty poet and painter. She was a member of the literary group the Banana Garden Poetry Club in Hangzhou.
A native of Qiantang, she was the daughter of Feng Zhongyu, magistrate in Tong'an. She married the poet Qian Tingmei,[1]
Feng Xian joined the second incarnation of the Banana Garden Poetry Club, the Banana Garden Seven. The Banana Garden poets were all from elite families and many had kinship ties; Feng Xian was the niece of fellow member Gu Si. The septet wrote colophons and commentaries included with publications of each other's poetry.[1][2]
Feng Xian and Qian Tingmei published a joint collection of poetry, Puyuan changhe ji (Poetic correspondence from Pu Garden). Feng Xian wrote two volumes of poetry herself: Heming ji (Harmony) and Xiangling ji (Spirit of the Xiang River). Neither volume is extant. Some of her poems were anthologized in Yun Zhu's Guochao guixiu zhengshi ji (Correct Beginnings: Women's Poetry of Our August Dynasty), Cai Dianqi's Guochao guige shichao, Wu Hao's Guochao Hangjun shiji,[1] and Zhang Yingchang's Qing shi duo (The tocsin-bell of Qing poetry).[3]
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- ^ Zeitlin, Judith T. (June 1994). "Shared Dreams: The Story of The Three Wives' Commentary on The Peony Pavilion". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 54 (1): 127–179. doi:10.2307/2719390. JSTOR 2719390. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2025-11-11.