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1. Or 4612

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Or 4612
Title:
Korean examination paper
Scope & Content:
Examination paper (sigwŏn 試卷) for the literary examination (mun'gwa 文科) of the traditional Korean state examinations (Kwagŏ 科擧). The righthand section of the paper bearing the identity of the candidate is still folded and sealed. The inscription Hamgyŏng-do 咸鏡道 indicates that the candidate was f...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Korean
Date Range:
1800-1893
Extent:
1 scroll

2. Or 7377

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Or 7377
Title:
Taebang kwangbul Hwaŏmgyŏng 大方廣佛華彦嚴經. Volume 32
Scope & Content:
An illustrated Korean manuscript of volume 32 (part of Chapter 25) of the 'Buddhāvatamsaka-mahāvaipula Sūtra' or 'Avatamsaka Sūtra' [Flower Garland Sutra], one of the major texts of the Chinese Huayuan (Korean: Hwaŏm) school of Buddhism. The manuscript has no colophon and is undated but on sty...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Korean
Date Range:
1392-1420
Extent:
1 volume (58 pages)

3. Or 7865

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Or 7865
Title:
Yugim sisa 六任眎斯
Scope & Content:
A Korean copy of a Chinese work on divination. Chinese reading of title: 'Liu ren shi si'. Cover title:　'Kwachŏn 課傳' The two prefaces are dated 乾隆歳乙未 [1775] but this copy probably dates from the mid 19th century. The main text is in Hanmun but there are annotations in Hangŭl.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Korean
Date Range:
1775-1875
Extent:

1 volume (54 folios)

4. Or 13160

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Or 13160
Title:
Taemyŏng kwangyŏ ko
Scope & Content:
A Korean copy of a Ming Dynasty Chinese atlas and gazetteer. Includes 26 maps of China and its regions, 1 map of Korea and 1 map of Japan. Undated but probably 19th century. Original preface dated 1610 (萬暦 38).
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Korean
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
2 volumes (138 folios)

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