About Wu Faxiang
Lived 1578 – 1700. Wu Faxiang was a Chinese printer, known for Confucianism.
Double page from the Wisteria Pavilion Catalogue of Letter Papers. Shanghai Museum Wu Faxiang (; c. 1578-after 1657) was a printer and publisher in late Ming dynasty China.
Wu hailed from Nanjing, and lived near Tianque Mountain. He was a scholar of Confucianism.
Wu is known for a single publication, the Luoxuan biangu jianpu, or Wisteria Pavilion Catalogue of Letter Papers, published in 1626. This book contained samples of his studio's decorative writing papers. It was the first publication to make use of the gonghua stamping technique which he invented for embossing images. His better-known contemporary, Hu Zhengyan, made use of this technique in his own Shizhuzhai jianpu (Ten Bamboo Catalogue of Letter Papers).
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Who was Wu Faxiang?
Chinese printer
When was Wu Faxiang born?
Wu Faxiang was born in 1578 in Nanjing.
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Wu Faxiang died in 1700.
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Wu Faxiang was a printer.
What was Wu Faxiang known for?
Wu Faxiang was known for Confucianism.
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Wu Faxiang was Chinese.
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