Wang Yun (1749–1819) was a female poet of the Qing dynasty and a traditional-opera playwright. Her courtesy name was Songping, and her studio name or sobriquets included Huaiqingtang, Lüchuangnüshi, and Zhangannüshi. She was also known as Wang Songping and Lvchuang furen, and was a native of Chang'an.
Life
Her father, Wang Yuanchang, was a magistrate in Zhili; her great-great-grandfather Wang Ping died in 1670. Her son Wang Bailing was born in 1770. Her poems were appended to her father's collection, Xiyuan Banxiang ji.
Works and literary connections
Her attributed works include Xia Xiaozheng zhengyi, Dizi zhi zhengyin, Wenzi mengqiu (four juan), Mao Shi chongyan (one juan), Mao Shi shuangsheng dieyun shuo (one juan), Yugong zhengzi (one juan), and Shuowen xizhuan jiaolu (thirty juan).
Other attributed works are Sishu shuolüe (four juan), Shuowen xinfu kao jiaozheng (one juan), Jiao tongzi fa (one juan), Luyou eshu bian (two juan), and Luyou yishuo (one juan, with a one-juan appendix). Four further titles—Quanfu ji (two juan), Huaiqingtang ji, Fanhua meng (two juan), and Youxian meng (two juan)—are associated with her, but the author's role for each is unspecified.
Prefaces to her books were written by Zhu Gui and Zhang Fengsun; her son Wang Bailing wrote a postscript, and title inscriptions were supplied by Zhang Zao, Wang Yuanchang, and Cao Honghu.
References
- CBDB Wang Yun (70471)
- 搜韵 王筠 (67751)
- Wikidata Wang Yun (Q7967747)