Face Enshi - Gan Enshi

A poet from the Southern Song Dynasty in China. His pen name was Yannen. His domicile was Linyi (Shandong Province), and he moved south during his great-grandfather's generation. He rose from poverty to witness the transition between the Jin and Song dynasties, and rose to the position of Jin Zi Guanglu Daifu during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu. He was fond of alcohol and had an arrogant nature, which led to him being demoted. He was friends with Tao Yuanming in his youth, and is known for writing "A Testament to the Tao Zhengshi" (included in "Wen Xuan") to mourn his death. His style of poetry is beautiful and refined, and he is called "Yan Xie" along with Xie Lingyun. Bao Zhao commented on the two of them, "Xie's poetry is natural and lovable, but your poetry is like carving." He lived a long life and became a leading figure in the literary world. Together with Lingyun and Bao Zhao, he is called one of the "Three Great Poets of the Yuan Jia Period."

[Tadahisa Ishikawa]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、南朝宋(そう)の詩人。字(あざな)は延年。本籍は臨沂(りんぎ)（山東省）で、曽祖父(そうそふ)の代に南へ移った。貧窮から身をおこし、晋(しん)・宋の交代期に遭遇して、孝武帝のとき金紫光禄大夫(きんしこうろくたいふ)に至った。酒を好み、傍若無人の性質であったので左遷されたりもした。若いころ陶淵明(とうえんめい)と交わり、その死を悼んで『陶徴士誄(るい)』を書いたことは有名（『文選(もんぜん)』に収められる）。詩風は彫琢(ちょうたく)を凝らした美しさで、謝霊運(しゃれいうん)と並べて「顔謝」の称があり、鮑照(ほうしょう)が2人を評し、「謝の詩は自然で愛すべきだが、君の詩は雕絵満眼(ちょうかいまんがん)だ」といった。長寿を保ち文壇の領袖(りょうしゅう)として重きをなすに至る。霊運、鮑照とともに「元嘉(げんか)三大詩人」とよばれる。

［石川忠久］

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