Feng Ban

Feng Ban (; 1602–1671) was a Chinese poet and calligrapher from Changshu, Jiangsu, during the time of the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. His courtesy name was Dingyuan 定遠, his style Dunyin Laoren 鈍吟老人.

He is especially known for his collection Dunyin zalu , a biji collection with miscellaneous sketches, which the Hanyu da zidian f.e. is using in the edition of the Jieyueshanfang huichao 借月山房汇钞.

According to the short biography in the Draft History of Qing (Qingshi gao), he strongly opposed Yan Yu in his views on poetry; he particularly rejected the Jiangxi school, and stylistically moved between Li Shangyin (Yishan), Du Mu (Muzhi), and Wen Tingyun (Feiqing).

Works Dunyin zalu 鈍吟雜錄 (collection) Dunyin shuyao 鈍吟書要 Dingyuan ji 定遠集 (collected writings) Dunyin ji 鈍吟集 Dunyin shiwen gao 鈍吟詩文稿 Pingdian caidiao ji 評點才調集