Entombed Epigraphy and Commemorative Culture in Early Medieval China: A History of Early Muzhiming PDF
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i EntombedEpigraphyandCommemorativeCultureinEarlyMedievalChina © koninklijkebrillnv,leiden,2015 | doi10.1163/9789004306424_001 ii Studies in the History of Chinese Texts Edited by MartinKern(Princeton University) RobertE.Hegel(Washington University, St. Louis) DingXiangWarner(Cornell University) VOLUME6 Thetitlespublishedinthisseriesarelistedat brill.com/hct iii Entombed Epigraphy and Commemorative Culture in Early Medieval China A History of Early Muzhiming By TimothyM.Davis LEIDEN|BOSTON iv Coverillustration:RubbingofthemuzhimingforLiuHuaimin劉懷民(410–463).Source:Zhongguo meishuquanjiweiyuanhui中國美術全集委員會,ed.,Zhongguo meishu quanji, Shufa zhuanke bian vol. 2, Wei Jin Nanbeichao shufa中國美術全集、書法篆刻編2、魏晉南北朝書法(Beijing:Renmin meishuchubanshe,2006),p.130(no.75). LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Douglas,Brian(BrianE.) 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ContentCsontents v Contents Acknowledgements viii List of Abbreviations viii List of Tables and Figures ix Introduction 1 WhatareMuzhiming? 4 SimpleRecordsofInterment 8 EntombedSteleInscriptions 12 EarlyStandardMuzhiming:TheCaseofLiuDai 16 EssentialCharacteristicsandDistinctiveFeaturesofMuzhiming 25 TheStructureofThisBook 33 1 The Social Functions of Early Medieval Muzhiming 37 ProminentFamiliesandElitePrestigeduringtheLateHan 38 StatusandPowerinEarlyMedievalChina:AccumulatedMeritand MarriageAlliances 42 TheEpitaphforMingTanxi:FromPlace-centeredPowertoRelationship- basedPrestige 50 TheEpitaphforLiuHuaimin:FamilyMemoryandSocialIdentity 61 ThePingyuanLiuFamilyinaLargerHistoricalContext 66 CollectiveMemoryandFamilyHistory 69 GenealogyandMarriageAlliancesintheEpitaphsofLiuHuaiminand MingTanxi 72 AnecdoteandAllusioninBiographicalNarrative 74 TheCirculationofEpitaphsinManuscriptForm 79 MuzhimingandotherContemporaryBiographicalWriting 88 Conclusion 90 2 The Religious Functions of Entombed Epigraphy 92 TheCanonicallySanctionedInscriptionTradition 92 Zhou Era Bronze Inscriptions 92 The Commemorative Stelae of the First Emperor 100 Mountain Inscriptions and Early Stelae 105 Religion and Memory in the Eastern Han Stelae Tradition 111 “Consecrated Banners” and Coffining Inscriptions 116 Inscribed Coffins 120 Freestanding Coffining Stones and Entombed Stelae 123 vi Contents TheCommonTraditionofEntombedMortuaryEpigraphy 126 Burial Plot Purchase Contracts 127 Tomb-stabilizing Writs 132 Evidence for the Apotropaic Function of Entombed Epitaphs 136 Tomb Inventory Lists 141 EntombedEpitaphsandtheMeldingofCanonicalandCommonMortuary Practice 145 Conclusion 150 3 Mortuary Epigraphy Moves Underground 152 ImperialEdictsForbiddingLavishBurial 152 TheUseofRecycledStonesinTombConstruction 159 ThePracticeofInscribingTombStructure 163 Tomb Pillar Inscriptions 164 Bronze Mirror Inscriptions 167 Tomb Lintel Inscriptions 169 The Eastern Han Inscription for Ma Jiang 170 Pictorial Image Stones and Accompanying Inscriptions 173 Entombed Inscriptions from the Cliff-Tombs of Sichuan 177 Inscriptions on Small Bricks Used to Construct Tomb Walls 180 IndependentEntombedInscriptionsandEarlyMuzhiming 187 Freestanding Qin and Han Era Burial Inscriptions for Convict Laborers 187 Independent Epitaphs from the Jin Dynasty 191 Conclusion 197 4 Entombed Epigraphy in an Era of Political Instability 199 ExcavatedEpitaphsfromtheWesternandEasternJinDynasties 200 BurialAwayfromLineageHomelands 202 TransferBurial 210 JointBurialandAssociateBurial 217 TheLangyeWangFamilyCemeteryintheSouth 223 The Burial of Wang Danhu 223 The Burials of Wang Kangzhi and He Fadeng 226 The Burials of Wang Jianzhi and Liu Meizi 227 PrestigeBurialattheCapital:TheCaseoftheYanciShiFamily 233 Yanci Shi Family History 235 The Entombed Epitaph for Shi Xian 238 The Entombed Epitaph for Shi Ding 244 The Yanci Shi Family Epitaphs in a Larger Historical Context 246 Conclusion 250 Contents vii 5 Historiographical Biography and Commemorative Biography 253 BiographyasArgument 254 OfficialHistoriographyandIdeology:TheCaseoftheJin shu 256 EarlyMedievalCritiquesofCommemorativeBiography 259 ContendingLifeNarrativesofGuoHuai 262 Guo Huai’s Jinshu Biography 263 Guo Huai’s Entombed Stele 268 HistoriographicalandCommemorativePortrayalsofWangJun 273 The Entombed Epitaph Inscription for Hua Fang 275 Nobility Awarded on Questionable Merit 279 Like Father Like Son 280 Kinship, Succession, and Inheritance: Omissions and Emphases 282 The Question of Wang Jun’s Posterity 286 EarlyEntombedEpigraphyduringtheNorthernWei 288 Northern Wei Epitaphs Prior to 494 CE 290 The Entombed Epitaph Inscription for Yuan Zhen 297 Yuan Zhen’s Epitaph in a Larger Historical Context 301 Conclusion 305 6 The Rise of Muzhiming as a Literary Genre 307 TextualMasteryandEliteIdentity 307 MuzhimingamongOtherCommemorativeGenres 314 TheCanonizationofMuzhimingasaCommemorativeForm 320 RenFangandtheRiseoftheEntombedEpitaphInscription 321 Ren Fang’s Muzhiming for the Wife of Liu Huan 324 Epitaphs preserved in Yiwenleiju 329 The Excavated Epitaph for the Prince of Guiyang 332 Ren Fang’s Epitaph for the Prince of Guiyang in a Larger Historical Context 340 ImperialAuthorshipofMuzhimingduringtheSouthernDynasties 346 Conclusion 351 Conclusion 352 Appendix A: Entombed Epitaphs from the Western Jin and Eastern Jin Dynasties 359 Appendix B: Northern Wei Entombed Epitaphs Prior to 494 CE 367 Works Cited 370 Index 403 000 viii Contents 2 C25CCICTTCLLLSEE146789CTTTCGAMCTTCICEECHBOECTTMTRCCAEANCCEPS1CTCICMLIIWWIIIWETTPHT3E 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Ioweadebtofgratitudetohimandtheotherserieseditors,RobertE.Hegel andDingXiangWarner,forhelpingtobringthisprojecttofruition.Ihavealso benefittedtremendouslyfromdetailedsuggestionsandconstructivecriticism providedbyK.E.Brashier,RobertJoeCutter,WendySwartz,andtwoanony- mousreviewers.Theirthoughtfulcommentshavehelpedtomakethisabetter book. AsagraduatestudentIhadthegoodfortuneofattendingseminarstaught byPaulKroll,MartinKern,MadelineSpring,ShangWei,RobertHarrist,Robert Hymes,LiFeng,RobertBagley,VictoriaCass,andYuanXingpei.Eachhashada positiveimpactonmydevelopmentasascholarandhasinspiredmetodelve deeperintothefascinatingworldofpre-modernChina.Iamappreciativeof theexcellenttrainingIreceivedfromthemandfortheirongoingsupportand kindness. Whileresearchingandwritingthisbook,Ihavebenefittedfromlongcon- versationswithJesseyChooandAlexeiDitterregardingmedievalcommemo- rativeculture.Ihadthegoodfortuneofattendingtwoexcellentworkshopson muzhimingorganizedbyJesseyandAlexeiatRutgersUniversityin2014and 2015.Iamgratefulforthestimulatingconversationandfruitfuldiscussionfos- teredbytheworkshopparticipants:WendiAdamek,JamesBenn,Tineke D’Haeseleer,JiaJinhua,PaulKroll,JennyChao-HuiLiu,LuoXin,DavidMcMul- len,LuYang,AnnaShields,WendySwartz,ShiRui,WangPing,YaoPing,and ZhuYuqi. Anumberoffriendsandcolleagueshavealsocontributedtothedevel- opmentofmanyideasfoundinthisbook.Iwouldliketothankinparticu- lar,NickTackett,MikeFarmer,AlexCook,XueLei,TimWaiKeungChan, MeowHuiGoh,andLindaFeng.Iwouldalsoliketothankmycolleaguesat BrighamYoungUniversity,DavidHoney,AaronSkabelund,KirkLarsen,andJack Stoneman,fortheirencouragement. ForfinancialassistanceduringtheearlystagesofresearchIwishtoexpress mythankstotheDepartmentofEastAsianLanguagesandCulturesatColum- biaUniversity,theWeatherheadEastAsianInstitute,theU.S.Departmentof Education,andtheInstituteofInternationalEducation.Myoverseasresearch wasgenerouslysupportedbyafellowshipfromtheWhitingFoundationanda WilliamJ.Fulbrightgrant.
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