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Ts^ni Po ^ Q (T. ^ ffi). nth cent. A.D, A distinguished 2046 painter of the Sang dynasty, famous for his pictures of ducks, geese, flowers, and bamboos. He was summoned to Court by the Emperor Jen Tsung; and his efforts meeting with approval, he was appointed to the ^ ^ Academy of the day. He and Wu Ytian-wu were the founders of a new school, opposed to that of Hoang Ch^flan and his sons.

Ts*ui Shu % ^ (T. ^^. H. :^||). A.D. 1739-1816. 2047 A native of Chihli, who in 1796 was magistrate of ^ ^ Lo-yflan in Fuhkien and afterwards in the Hangchow Customs, but fell into o£Scial disgrace. He was the author of thirty-four works, of which the ^"{^^1 a critical examination of ancient history, is the best known. He is thought to have combined the minute investigation of the Han scholars with the subtle speculative genius of the Sungs. Ts'ui Tsung-Ohill ^ ^ Jj^I - 8th cent. A.D. One of the Eight 2048 Immortals of the Wine-cup (see lA Po)j celebrated for his great beauty. He succeeded in 719 to the hereditary Dukedom of his father, who had been ennobled by the Empress Wu Hon. Ts'ui Yen ^ gjj (T. ^ Bgr). 9th cent. A.D. A native of Wu- 2049 ch'Sng in Shantung, noted for his filial piety. He was a very handsome young man, but held himself aloof from intimate acquaintanceship with any one. On being apppointed in 826 to Euo-chou in Honan, he distinguished himself by the leniency of his rule, not a single criminal being bambooed for a whole month; whereas on his transfer to ^ 0-chou in dnpeh he showed himself excessively severe. He explained this change by saying that the soil of Euo-chou was unfertile and the people had hard lives, while that of 0-chou was rich and the people were inclined to be volatile. He subsequently rose to be President of the Board of Rites. Canonised as Tsung Ch*io ^ ^ (T. JC # )• Died A.D. 465. Nephew of 2050 Tsung Ping, who once asked him what he would like to do when