Lady Xuanwen

The painting, Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou by Chen Hongshou, 1638, depicting Lady Xuanwen delivering one of her lectures, Cleveland Museum of Art.

Lady Song (宋氏; fl. 283-c.362) was a Chinese Confucian scholar and teacher of the Former Qin dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. An expert in the Rites of Zhou, she was appointed by the Former Qin ruler, Fu Jiān (Emperor Xuanzhao of Former Qin), to teach students on the ancient text, helping to revive interest in the subject. She was a rare instance of a woman academician from her time, and she was bestowed the title of Lady Xuanwen (宣文君) or Lady of Literary Propagation.


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