Tang Wencan (1533–?), a Ming-dynasty jinshi and official. His courtesy name was Ruosu; Jianjiang was his studio name or sobriquet, and San his birth-order designation. He came from the Tongshan Thousand-household Office of the Fujian Zhenhai Guard and held military registration; his native place is also given simply as the Zhenhai Guard.
Life
The Fujian provincial examination placement is given as 37th; the xianggong juren placement is 141, and the shengyuan (xiangsheng) placement is 37. In 1568, the second year of the Longqing reign, he passed the Wuchen examination as a third-class jinshi, with a placement of 103rd in the third class.
He served as a langzhong in the Ministry of Works; in the first month of Wanli 5 (1577) he was promoted to qianshi of Yunnan and eventually became vice commissioner of Guangxi; he also held the title tuanlian fushi.
Family and correspondence
His great-grandfather was Tang Chongmin, his grandfather Tang Mengyue, and his father Tang Qi; his mother was Xu, and his stepmother Chen. His elder brothers were Tang Wenhui and Tang Wenbing, his younger brother Tang Wenye, and his wife was Cai.
His correspondence included letters to Qi Jiguang and replies to him; he also received poetry and prose from Qi. Zhu Geng wrote a title inscription for a book associated with him.
References
- CBDB Tang Wencan (129426)
- 搜韵 唐文燦 (119715)
- Wikidata Tang Wencan (Q45460427)