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3401. Or 985

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 985
Title:
Shisen 詩僊
Scope & Content:
Title from title slip on left of front cover. Variant title on 2 other title slips on cover 'Shisen no zu' 詩僊之図. An album of 36 poems by celebrated historical Chinese poets each accompanied by a coloured illustration of the poet. A preface pasted onto the 1st folio of the album is dated Jōkyō...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Japanese
Date Range:
1684
Extent:
1 volume (38 folios)

3402. Or 1234

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 1234
Title:
御筆十全記 Yu bi shi quan ji [Qianlong's Ten Victories]
Scope & Content:
Qianlong's Ten Victories: chronicle of ten successful campaigns conducted by the Emperor in 1790. The author is the Emperor himself, and the manuscript contains the Emperor’s own handwriting embroidered on silk. The item had been incorrectly catalogued in the past as "A poetical account of the ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1792
Extent:

1 volume

11 folios

3403. Or 1304

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 1304
Title:
地理輯要 Di li ji yao [An abstract of chiromantic and geomantic lore]
Scope & Content:
Title written on the tail. This manuscript includes many topics related to numerology and geomancy including illustrations and mnemonics related to divination, instructions for calculating fortunes, and geomantic diagrams. Bears the signature 'Douglas' on the verso of folio 73; possibly Robert...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1644-1875
Extent:
1 volume (73 folios)

3404. Or 1305

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 1305
Title:
紀效新書 Ji xiao xin shu [New Treatise on Military Efficiency]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains volumes (juan 卷) 10 and 12 of the New Treatise on Military Efficiency (Ji xiao xin shu 紀效新書) compiled by Qi Jiguang (1528-1588). These two volumes introduce the usage of long spears (qiang 鎗) and staffs (gun 棍). The content includes instructions, mnemonics, and illustrat...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1644-1875
Extent:
1 volume (65 folios)

3405. Or 2179

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2179
Title:
瑜伽焰口施食起止規範 Yu jia yan kou shi shi qi zhi gui fan [Etiquette of Yogacara Offering Service]
Scope & Content:
Main title: Yu jia yan kou shi shi qi zhi gui fan 瑜伽焰口施食起止規範 written on the recto of 2nd folio. Alternative title : Yu jia yan kou shi shi yi 瑜伽焰口施食儀 written at the end of the volume (f.96r). Colophon in red ink: 崇禎九年八月吉旦 靜心書寫戒弟子 [Written by a disciple in a calm and peaceful state of mind on t...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 volume (96 folios)

3406. Or 2180

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2180
Title:
[Essays on texts from the Analects]
Scope & Content:
This untitled manuscript includes 62 articles composed by candidates who attended the imperial examination in the Qing Dynasty during the reigns of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Emperors. The contents are candidates' commentaries of social issues based on the principles of the Analects, an...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1742-1880
Extent:

1 volume (133 folios)

3407. Or 2231

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2231
Title:
歷代帝王像 Li dai di wang xiang [Portraits of the rulers of successive dynasties]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains colour portraits of 86 rulers of China (including emperors and other important power holders) in China from Fuxi 伏羲 to the Qianlong 乾隆 Emperor, including two female rulers, Empress Lu in the Han dynasty and Empress Wu Zetian. Each portrait is accompanied by a basic descr...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1735-1796
Extent:
1 volume (87 folios)

3408. Or 2232

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2232
Title:
黔省各種苗圖上、下卷 Qian sheng ge zhong miao tu shang xia juan [Two volumes of description of the Miao tribes of China with drawings]
Scope & Content:
Two manuscript albums containing 77 different topics of Miao culture in Qian Province (now Guizhou Province in the South of China). Each opening includes one image on the right-hand side and a description of it on the other side with margins and guidelines. Each image includes human figures on...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1880
Extent:

2 volumes

First volume (41 folios)

Second volume (38 folios)

3409. Or 2262

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2262
Title:
晚清廣東百行人物畫 Wan Qing Guangdong bai hang ren wu hua [One hundred careers in Guangdong in late Qing]
Scope & Content:
The album contains 100 portraits of various figures, including emperors, empresses, officers, and several other people depicted in their working life. The title of each role is written on the lower-right corner and a few of them with a Chinese number in the front. The section of the emperors a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1840-1880
Extent:
1 album (100 folios)

3410. Or 2282

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2282
Title:
古文奇字 Gu wen qi zi [Unusual forms of ancient characters]
Scope & Content:
The original content was edited by Zhu Mouwei 朱謀㙔 (1552-1624) in the Ming Dynasty which lists out ancient Chinese characters in different fonts. The manuscript was transcribed by Xie Zhaoshen 謝兆申 in 1611 （萬歷三十九年） and separated into 3 sections: Sky, Earth, People with 4 volumes. The fourth volume...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1611-1866
Extent:
1 volume (63 folios)

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