Dào Gài jí 到溉集
Collected Works of Dao Gai (Reconstructed) by 到溉 (撰)
About the work
A reconstructed collection (jíyìběn 輯佚本) of the literary writings of Dào Gài 到溉 (ca. 477–547 CE), Liáng 梁 official, calligrapher, and Buddhist lay devotee. Organized in two juǎn, the fragments are cited in Shī jì 詩紀 juǎn 90, Guǎng hóng míng jí 廣弘明集 juǎn 30 and juǎn 3 (for his Buddhist-themed verse and donations), and the Liángshū Shěn Jùn biography. The collection includes the 〈釋奠應令一首〉 (Song for the Ritual for Confucius, Composed in Response to Imperial Command) and other court and Buddhist occasional verse. The Buddhist connection is significant: after his younger brother Dào Qià 到洽 died, Dao Gai converted his family estate into a Buddhist temple (zhǎixǔ 宅舍), a well-documented act of piety.
Tiyao
No tiyao found in source. This text is an extra-catalog reconstruction not included in the Sìkù quánshū 四庫全書.
Abstract
Dào Gài 到溉 (ca. 477–547 CE; zì Màoguàn 茂灌; CBDB: not confirmed) was a Liáng dynasty official and calligrapher from Péngchéng 彭城 (modern Xuzhou, Jiangsu). He was associated with the Buddhist literary circles of the Liang court and was respected as a calligrapher in the manner of Wáng Xīzhī 王羲之. The Liángshū (juǎn 40, Dào Gài zhuàn 到溉傳) records that he had a literary collection of twenty juǎn, making him a significant figure; most is lost. His biography is in Liángshū juǎn 40 and Nán shǐ juǎn 25.
Dao Gai and his brother Dào Qià 到洽 were both known literary and cultural figures; after Dao Qia’s death, Dao Gai’s conversion of the family estate into a temple is cited in the Guǎng hóng míng jí Buddhist sources. His court verse includes ritual hymns composed at imperial command (yìnglìng 應令). Zhāng Pǔ 張溥 included a Dào Màoguàn jí 到茂灌集 in the Hàn Wèi Liùcháo bǎisān jiā jí 漢魏六朝百三家集.
Translations and research
- Knechtges, David R., and Taiping Chang, eds. Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature: A Reference Guide. Leiden: Brill, 2010–2014.
Links
- Wikipedia: Dao Gai