Fu Sheng (scholar)

portrait. Fu Sheng was a native of Jinan prefecture (濟南, in present-day Zouping or Zhangqiu, Shandong province), Fu's other disciples, surnamed Ouyang and Zhang, also became masters of Shangshu. The commentary Shangshu Dazhuan (尚書大傳, Amplification of the Shangshu) is traditionally attributed to Fu Sheng, but much of the work was probably done by his disciples and Zhang Sheng (both fl. 180–157 BC), or even later scholars. ==Legacy==

Along with Dong Zhongshu, Fu Sheng is recognized as one of the most important Confucianists of the Han dynasty. He is often venerated in Confucian temples along with other sages, and has been the subject of many poems, essays, and paintings. Tang dynasty poet-painter Wang Wei's portrait of him is now in the collection of the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts in Japan, and another portrait by the Ming dynasty painter Cui Zizhong is in the Shanghai Museum. Fu Sheng's family remained prominent throughout the Han dynasty. His descendant Fu Shou married Emperor Xian, the last emperor of Han. Fu's tomb is still extant in Zouping County, Shandong province. Its remains measure 45 meters in diameter and 2 meters in height. In Zouping there also used to be a Fu Sheng Temple, a Fu Sheng Academy, and a Fu Sheng Township. ==References==