The Four Gentlemen of the Jiading Period

…He was born in She County, Anhui Province, and lived in Jiading. He was friends with Qian Qianyi, and was known as one of the "Four Gentlemen of Jiading" along with Tang Shisheng, Lou Jian, and Cheng Jiashui. He became a provincial governor in the 34th year of the Wanli era (1606), but he did not enter the service because he disliked the tyranny of the eunuchs, and instead spent his time at leisure devoted to poetry, calligraphy, and painting. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Four Gentlemen of the Jiading Period" are listed below.

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…安徽省歙県（しようけん）の出身で嘉定に流寓した。銭謙益と親交があり，唐時升，婁堅（ろうけん），程嘉燧と〈嘉定の四君子〉と称せられた。万暦34年(1606)の挙人となったが，宦官（かんがん）の専横を嫌って出仕せず，詩書画に自適の生活を送った。…

※「嘉定の四君子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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