He Zhi-zhang (English name)

Japanese: 賀知章 - がちしょう（英語表記）He Zhi-zhang

[Birth] Akiyoshi 4 (659)
[Died] Tenpo 3 (744)
A Chinese poet and calligrapher from the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Born in Yongxing, Kuaiji (Zhejiang Province). Style name: Ji Zhen. In the 1st year of the Zhengsheng era (695), he passed the Jinshi examination and became a doctor of the Four Schools. He then served in various official positions, and in the 13th year of the Kaiyuan era (725), he became an assistant minister in the Ministry of Rites, and finally became a secretary. However, in his later years he lived a dissolute life, wandering around town under the pseudonyms of Siming Kyoke and Secretary Waikan, and when drunk he would write calligraphy for people. He abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown, where he became a Taoist priest, but died soon after. He excelled in cursive and formal calligraphy. Although only 19 of his poems remain, his straightforward personality made him an important figure among the refined people of the time, and he is also known for discovering Li Bai's talent and calling him the "immortal sage."

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Japanese:

[生]顕慶4(659)
[没]天宝3(744)
中国，盛唐の詩人，書家。会稽永興 (浙江省) の人。字，季真。証聖1 (695) 年進士に及第，四門博士となった。その後諸官を経て，開元 13 (725) 年礼部侍郎にいたり，最後に秘書監となった。しかし晩年は放縦な生活をおくり，四明狂客，秘書外監などと号して町を遊び歩き，酒に酔っては人に書を書いてやったという。官を捨てて故郷に帰り，道士となったがまもなく死亡。書は草書，隸書を得意としていた。詩は 19首残っているだけだが，さっぱりした性格で当時の風流人の交際のなかで重きをなし，また李白の才能を発見して，「謫仙人」と呼んだことで知られる。

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