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Also known as Tu Mu, zi Muzhi, Muzhi

Chinese calligrapher, poet and politician (803–852)

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Du Mu (courtesy name Muzhi) was a male Han Chinese writer, poet, and calligrapher who lived during the Tang dynasty. Born in Chang'an in 803, he was a relative of Du You and the father of Du Xunhe. He died in Chang'an in 852.

His literary works include *Out on the Autumn River* and *Plantains in the Rain*. Some of his works are held in the collection of The Palace Museum.

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Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Out on the Autumn River
  • Plantains in the Rain

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Music · MusicBrainz

Country
JP

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
10

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Key facts

Born
803, Chang'an
Died
852, Chang'an
Occupation
Calligrapher, poet, politician
Nationality
Chinese
Period
Tang dynasty

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Du
Gender
male
Citizenship
Tang dynasty
Place of birth
Chang'an
Place of death
Chang'an
Occupation
calligrapher
Image
Du Mu.jpg
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date of birth
0803-01-01
date of death
0852-01-01
ethnic group
Han Chinese people
relative
Du You
Commons category
Du Mu
courtesy name
牧之
P8168
MNK
has works in the collection
The Palace Museum
Commons Creator page
Du Mu
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Encyclopedic overview

Du Mu (Chinese: 杜牧; pinyin: Dù Mù; Wade–Giles: Tu Mu; 803 – 852) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi (牧之), and art name Fanchuan (樊川). He is best known for his lyrical and romantic quatrains.

Regarded as a major poet during a golden age of Chinese poetry, his name is often mentioned together with that of another renowned Late Tang poet, Li Shangyin, as the "Little Li-Du" (小李杜), in contrast to the "Great Li-Du": Li Bai and Du Fu. Among his influences were Du Fu, Li Bai, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Du Mu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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