Fu Jia

Fu Jia (209–255),courtesy name Lanshi, was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.

Life

His grandfather was Fu Rui (傅睿), the Administrator (太守) of Dai Prefecture (代郡) in the late Han Dynasty. His father was Fu Chong (傅充), a Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎). He had a son named Fu Zhi (傅祗). Fu Xuan (傅宣) and Fu Chang (傅暢) were his grandsons.

Renowned in his twenties, he was recommended by Chen Qun (陳群) and became a low-level official.

At those days, though He Yan, Deng Yang and Xiahou Xuan's fame was most popular throughout the country, Fu Jia disliked them and did not try to join them. Instead he associated with Xun Can (荀粲). Although Li Feng who was of the same provence of Fu Jia, was renowned, Fu Jia was on bad terms with Li Feng and he anticipated that Li Feng would crumble his own reputation in a short term.

In 240, he became Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat (尚書郎) and Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎).

At those days, Cao Shuang appointed He Yan as a the minister of civil service affairs (吏部尚書) and make He Yan to be in charge of the personnel resources. Fu Jia advised to Cao Xi, a brother of Cao Shuang, that He Yan could not be entrusted with an important responsibility. However soon later, as his advice were heard by He Yan, Fu Jia was discharged from his position.

JIA

JIA or Jia may refer to

Jia (surname)

Jia is the pinyin romanization of a common Chinese surname (simplified Chinese: 贾; traditional Chinese: 賈; pinyin: Jiǎ).

Notable People

Historical Figure

Jia (vessel)

The Jia (Chinese: 斝; pinyin: jiǎ; Wade–Giles: chia³) is a ritual vessel type found in both pottery and bronze forms; it was used to hold libations of wine for the veneration of ancestors. It was made either with four legs or in the form of a tripod and included two pillar-like protrusions on the rim that were possibly used to suspend the vessel over heat. The earliest evidence of the Jia vessel type appears during the Neolithic Period (c. 5000-2000 BCE). It was a prominent form during the Shang and early Western Zhou dynasties, but had disappeared by the mid-Western Zhou.

Symbolism

The vessels had a ceremonial function. They were decorated with varying geometric designs and zoomorphic motifs, possibly symbolizing varying religious beliefs. There are several theories as to the origin and meaning of the symbolic iconography. Early Chinese scholars extended their traditional beliefs as regarded the symbolic meanings of the designs and motifs. They believed them to have a religious, cosmic, or mythical function. The Western historian Max Loehr has argued that the designs and motifs are ornamental and have no inherent symbolic meaning. There are no extant texts or sources contemporary with the creation of the Shang bronzes that offer descriptions or explanations of the symbolic meanings of the Jia vessels.