Hansho

Japanese: 班昭 - はんしょう
Hansho

Date of birth and death unknown. A scholar of the Later Han Dynasty in China. Daughter of historian Ban Biao (3-54), sister of Ban Gu, and wife of Cao Shishu. Her brother Ban Gu compiled the Book of Han, but died leaving only the Biao and Astronomical Journal sections unfinished, so she followed his wishes and completed it. She was also invited to the palace by Emperor He to educate the empress and nobles, and was called Cao's great teacher. In the seven chapters of her work, Women's Admonitions, she outlines seven rules for how women should live their lives. These include being lowly and weak, husbands should control their wives and wives should serve their husbands, and acting with modesty.

[Kazuyuki Tsuruma January 19, 2016]

[Reference] | Ban Gu | Emperor He

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

生没年不詳。中国、後漢(ごかん)の学者。歴史家班彪(はんぴょう)(3―54)の娘、班固の妹、曹世叔(そうせいしゅく)の妻。兄の班固が『漢書(かんじょ)』を編纂(へんさん)したが、表(ひょう)と天文志の部分を残して未完成のまま死んだので、その遺志を継いで完成させた。また和帝の命で、皇后、貴人たちの教育のために宮中に招かれ、曹大家(そうたいこ)と称された。著作の『女誡(じょかい)』7篇(へん)には、女性の生きるべき道が7か条にまとめられている。それには、卑しく弱い者であること、夫は妻を御し、妻は夫に仕えること、慎しみ深く行動することなどとある。

[鶴間和幸 2016年1月19日]

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