had already died, aged approximately 62. Works The "Monograph on Art and Literature" (Yiwenzhi 藝文志) from the Book of Han (Han Shu 漢書) lists 29 fu by Sima Xiangru, but only six complete fu and a fragment of another have survived to modern times, and two of the six surviving fu are of disputed authenticity among modern scholars. None of his poetical, non-fu works are listed. A dictionary entitled Fan jiang () is also listed among Sima's works, but only five fragments of it have survived. The 5th-century anthology Selections of Refined Literature (Wen xuan 文選) preserves three of Sima's fu, as well as four non-fu pieces: his "Proclamation on Ba and Shu" (Yu Ba Shu xi ), "Refuting the Elders of Shu" (Nan Shu fulao ), "Letter Admonishing Against Hunting" (Jian lie shu ), and "Essay on the Feng and Shan Sacrifices" (Feng Shan wen ). A volume of Sima's collected works appears in the bibliography catalogs of the dynastic histories of the Sui and Tang dynasties, but it seems to have been lost during the Song dynasty. Modern versions of it are Qing dynasty reconstructions pieced together from quotations in other works. Influence Besides being an important poet of the Han dynasty, Sima Xiangru has also influenced later art and artists. See also Fu Han poetry, a general article on poetry associated with the main time-frame of this dynastic era Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, regarding gimbals in Chinese architecture Zhuang Ji Notes References Footnotes Works cited Hawkes, David, translation, introduction, and notes (2011 [1985]). Qu Yuan et al., The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets. London: Penguin Books. 170s BC births 117 BC deaths 2nd-century BC Chinese poets Chinese lyricists Guqin players Han dynasty musicians Han dynasty poets Han dynasty politicians from Sichuan Musicians from Chengdu Poets from Sichuan Politicians from Chengdu Writers from Chengdu 2nd-century BC Chinese musicians