Yixue Wang's fan calligraphy - 王翊學書法扇面

Wang uses four stories to describe virtue of being a wife.

王翊學用四個故事描述古代婦德

The last name of Xuan Bao’s wife was Huan. She was also known as Shaojun. Xuan Bao was a student of Shaojun’s father. He was amazed how Bao could live in poverty without complains and decided to marry his daughter to Bao. He gave his daughter a large dowry, which upset Bao. When Shaojun found out this, she said: “Since I married you, I should obey you.” Shaojun then changed her dress and wore coarse garments. They pulled a deer wagon and went back to Bao’s home village. After they bowed and thanked the elders in his family, she went outside and pulled some water in a pot – taking responsibility of being a new daughter in law. Liang’s family lived in one big family hut, Gao’s house. He made a living by helping people pestle rice. When Liang went home every time, a meal was prepared by his wife, Mengquang. She was afraid of looking at Liang. To serve food, she lowered her head and kept the meal tray on the same level with her eyebrows. Yangzi Yue desired to broaden his knowledge so he tr

鮑宣妻桓氏字少君。宣從桓氏父學，奇其清苦，以女妻之，資送甚盛。宣不悅，妻曰：「既奉承君子，惟命是聽。」乃衣短布裳，與宣共挽鹿車歸。拜姑禮畢，提甕出汲，脩行婦道;梁鴻字伯鸞，賃舂於皋伯通，廡下妻孟光字德曜，賢名著聞，每為鴻饋食不敢仰視。舉桉齊眉; 樂羊子遠尋師學，一年來歸，妻跪問故，曰：「久行思歸，無它異也。」妻乃趨機而言曰：「此織生於蠶繭，成於機杼。一絲之積，以至於寸，累寸不已，至於丈匹。今若斷斯織也，則捐失成功，稽廢時日。夫子積學，中道而歸，何異引刀而斷斯織也？」羊子感其言，復往終業。七年不反，乃成大儒;吳隱為晉陵太守，妻自負薪。時人稱其清節。生晉書。

Postscript: writing in May 16 [1890 or 1950]; Singnature: Yanzhou officer, Yixue Wang

款識: 庚寅夏五月既望, 許齋侍史兗州王翊學.

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