List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Classical Chinese books)

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The objects in this list represent about one fourth of the 235 National Treasures in the category "writings". They are complemented by 71 Japanese book National Treasures of the List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: Japanese books) and 107 other written National Treasures of the List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: others).^[4]

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The table's columns (except for Remarks and Image) are sortable by pressing the arrows symbols. The following gives an overview of what is included in the table and how the sorting works.

• Name: the name as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties^[4]
• Authors: name of the author(s)
• Remarks: information about the type of document and its content
• Date: period and year; The column entries sort by year. If only a period is known, they sort by the start year of that period.
• Format: principal type, technique and dimensions; The column entries sort by the main type: scroll (includes handscrolls and letters), books (includes albums, ordinary bound books and books bound by fukuro-toji)^{[nb 2]} and other (includes hanging scrolls)
• Present location: "temple/museum/shrine-name town-name prefecture-name"; The column entries sort as "prefecture-name town-name".
• Image: picture of the manuscript or of a characteristic document in a group of manuscripts

Treasures

Chinese manuscripts

Japan's first experience with books and written language

Name	Authors	Remarks	Date	Format	Present location	Image
Wang Bo collection (王勃集, Ōbotsu-shū) vol. 28	unknown	Ueno Family collection; part of a 30 volume collection	0618 Tang Dynasty	One handscroll	Tokyo Tokyo Privateprivate, Tokyo
喪乱帖 (Sōranjō)[19]	Copy of calligraphy by Wang Xizhi	A traced copy of a letter originally from 356 expressing the sorrow that the ancestral grave was destroyed by war.	0700 Tang Dynasty , 8th century	One hanging scroll, ink on bamboo blind patterned paper, 26.2 cm × 58.9 cm (10.3 in × 23.2 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Museum of the Imperial CollectionsMuseum of the Imperial Collections, Tokyo
Wang Bo collection (王勃集, Ōbotsu-shū) vol. 29, 30[20]	unknown	Oldest extant copy of a portion of Wang Bo's 30 scroll collected writings: one verse from the biography section, five of six verses from the prayer section (all vol. 29) and four memorial prayer verses (vol. 30); brought from China during the Nara period and stored at Kōfuku-ji; later owned by the painter Tomioka Tessai	0618 Tang Dynasty , 7th–8th century	One handscroll, ink on paper, 26.5 cm × 447.7 cm (10.4 in × 176.3 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries (春秋経伝集解, Shunjū keiden shikkai) fragments of vol. 2[21]	unknown	Reverse side contains a 1078 transcription by a Meiji period , returned to Japan 50 years later	0618 Tang Dynasty , 7–8th century	One scroll, ink on paper	Kyoto Kyoto Yurinkan Fujii Saiseikai Yūrinkan Museum, Kyoto
Book of Han, biography of Sima Xiangru (漢書楊雄伝, Kanjo yōyūden) vol. 57	unknown	—	0618 Tang Dynasty	One scroll, ink on paper	Tokyo Tokyo Privateprivate, Tokyo	—
Anthology of Emperor Huizong of Song (徽宗文集序, Kisō bunshūjo)	Emperor Gaozong of Song	Written in regular script	1154 Southern Song , 1154	One scroll, ink on paper, 27.4 cm × 137.0 cm (10.8 in × 53.9 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Agency for Cultural AffairsAgency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo
Classic of Rites annotated edition (礼記子本疏義, raiki shihonsogi) vol. 59[22]	Tei Shaku (鄭 灼)	Formerly in the possession of Tanaka Mitsuaki	0618 Tang Dynasty	One scroll, ink on paper, 28.5 cm × 642.5 cm (11.2 in × 253.0 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Waseda UniversityWaseda University, Tokyo
Poetry anthology of members of the Hanlin Academy (翰林学士詩集, Kanrin gakushi shishū)[23][24]	unknown	60 four and five character verses (shigonshi/gogonshi) by great calligraphers working under Emperor Taizong of Tang: Chu Suiliang, Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan; reverse side contains a mid Heian period transcription of volume 5 of 正広智三蔵表制集	0618 Tang Dynasty	One scroll, ink on paper, 28 cm × 643 cm (11 in × 253 in)	Aichi Nagoya Osu Kannon Nagoya, Aichi	—
Yupian (玉篇, gyokuhen), fragments of vol. 9[25][26]	unknown	Part of a 30 volume Chinese character dictionary	0700 Tang Dynasty , 8th century	One scroll, ink on paper, 26.9 cm × 1,625.9 cm (10.6 in × 640.1 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Waseda UniversityWaseda University, Tokyo
Yupian (玉篇, gyokuhen), first half of vol. 27[17]	unknown	Part of a 30 volume Chinese character dictionary; one half of an extant complete volume[nb 7]	0618 Tang Dynasty , 7th–8th century	One scroll, ink on paper, 27.2 cm × 915.0 cm (10.7 in × 360.2 in)	Kyoto Kyoto KozanjiKōzan-ji, Kyoto
Yupian (玉篇, gyokuhen), second half of vol. 27[17]	unknown	Part of a 30 volume Chinese character dictionary; one half of an extant complete volume[nb 8]	0618 Tang Dynasty , 7th–8th century	One scroll, ink on paper	Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ōtsu, Shiga
Old-Script Document of Antiquities (Guwen Shangshu) (古文尚書, kobun shōsho), vol. 6[27][28]	unknown	"Document of Antiquities" is another name for the Book of History; brought to Japan in Nara period; Japanese annotations from the mid-Heian period in red and black ink; on back of scroll: Genpisho, a document on the research of era names	0618beginning of Tang Dynasty , 7th century	One scroll, ink on paper, 26.3 cm × 328.0 cm (10.4 in × 129.1 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Document of Antiquities (Guwen Shangshu) (古文尚書, kobun shōsho), vol. 3, 5, 12	unknown	"Document of Antiquities" is another name for the Book of History ; on back of scroll: Genpisho, a document on the research of era names	0618 Tang Dynasty	One scroll, ink on paper, 26.8 cm × 1,138 cm (10.6 in × 448.0 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Toyo BunkoTōyō Bunko, Tokyo	—
Shuowen Jiezi (説文木部残巻, setsumon mokubu zankan, "Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters"), fragment	unknown	Chinese dictionary; oldest extant manuscript of this work; brought to Japan by Naitō Torajirō; fragment concerns the 木 section header	0800 Tang Dynasty , 9th century, presumably 820	One scroll of six pages, ink on paper, 25.4 cm × 243 cm (10.0 in × 95.7 in)	Osaka Osaka Takeda Science FoundationTakeda Science Foundation (武田科学振興財団, Takeda Kagaku Shinkōzaidan), Osaka
A New Account of the Tales of the World (世説新書, sesetsu shinsho) fragments of vol. 6; parts of the "Admonitions and warnings" and "Quick perception" chapters[29][30]	unknown	Collection of anecdotes about distinguished people of the Meiji period	0650 Tang Dynasty , second half of 7th to first half of 8th century	One scroll, ink on linen paper,27.1 cm × 397.0 cm (10.7 in × 156.3 in)	Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto National MuseumKyoto National Museum, Kyoto
A New Account of the Tales of the World (世説新書, sesetsu shinsho) fragments of vol. 6; "Virile Vigor" chapter[31][32]	unknown	Collection of anecdotes about distinguished people of the Meiji period	0650 Tang Dynasty , second half of 7th to first half of 8th century	One scroll, ink on paper, 26.9 cm × 196.0 cm (10.6 in × 77.2 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National Museum, Tokyo
A New Account of the Tales of the World (世説新書, sesetsu shinsho) fragments of vol. 6[33]	unknown	Collection of anecdotes about distinguished people of the Meiji period	0650 Tang Dynasty , second half of 7th to first half of 8th century	One scroll, ink on paper	Tokyo Tokyo Agency for Cultural AffairsAgency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo
A New Account of the Tales of the World (世説新書, sesetsu shinsho) fragments of vol. 6	unknown	Collection of anecdotes about distinguished people of the Meiji period	0650 Tang Dynasty , second half of 7th to first half of 8th century	One scroll, ink on paper	Hyogo Itami Privateprivate Ninishi Shinemon (小西新右衛門), Itami, Hyōgo	—
Mao Shi (毛詩, mōshi) fragments of vol. 6; Zheng Jian edition[34]	unknown	Collection of Chinese poems	0618early Tang Dynasty	One scroll	Tokyo Tokyo Toyo BunkoTōyō Bunko, Tokyo
Meihōki (冥報記)[17]	unknown	Collection of Buddhist karmic tales; oldest extant manuscript of this work; thought to have been brought to Japan by Engyō (円行), a pupil of Kūkai, in 838; one of two Chinese collections that the Nihon Ryōiki was modelled on[35]	838late Tang Dynasty	Three scrolls , ink on paper, height: 28.2 cm (11.1 in), lengths: 339.3 cm (133.6 in), 557.7 cm (219.6 in) and 672.7 cm (264.8 in) for scrolls 1, 2 and 3	Kyoto Kyoto KozanjiKōzan-ji, Kyoto
"Elegant Orchid" in the Jieshi Tuning (Jieshidiao Youlan) (碣石調幽蘭, kessekichōyūran) vol. 5[36][37]	unknown	Abridged copy of "Score for the seven-stringed zither" (guqin); transcription of the original by the zither player Qiugong (also known as Ming) from Huiji province; in text explanation of the finger movements to perform the piece "Elegant Orchid" and titles of 59 pieces at the end; original lost in China	0700 Tang Dynasty , 7th–8th century	One handscroll, ink on paper, 27.4 cm × 423.1 cm (10.8 in × 166.6 in)	Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National Museum, Tokyo

Japanese manuscripts

In Japan, until the Heian period, the language of government and ritual was Classical Chinese in which was composed decrees, codes, commands, communications and certificates.[38]^[39][40] Consequently, Chinese books were essential for the education of the (male) aristocracy, and beginning readers studied books such as the Mencius or the Thousand Character Classic.^[41][42] Towards the end of the 7th century, to prepare selected sons of the nobility for a government career, Emperor Tenji established the Daigaku-ryō ("Academy").^[43][44] At first the curriculum consisted mainly of Confucian Classics and Chinese history.^{[nb 9][43][44]} Chinese learning thrived in the 9th century, and the academy's curriculum saw a rise in literary composition based on the Chinese books Wen Xuan, Records of the Grand Historian and the Books of Han and Later Han.^{[38][40][45][46]} Unlike in China at the time, Classical Confucian studies, especially the historical and political side of Confucianism, were still held in high esteem in the Heian period with commentaries used for study dating to the Han Dynasty.^[47] In fact, one of the Japanese emperor's prescribed activities was listening to lectures on the Chinese classics, histories, and poetic anthologies.^[48]

Chinese books had reached Japan since circa 400 AD and had been imported in large quantities through a number of missions during the

The first state library was the Zusho-ryō ("Bureau of Archives") established by the Taihō Code from 701.^{[nb 10][52]} Attached to the Daigaku-ryō, it oversaw the custody (collection and preservation) and transmission of Buddhist and Confucian books from the Nara period, until its destruction by fire in the mid-Heian period (11th century).^{[8][43][52][53]} Collection depended largely on the copying of texts held elsewhere.^[50][52] In addition to the Zusho-ryō, books were also copied at imperial palace libraries, private libraries of aristocrats, temple libraries and at libraries of organs of the state.^[43][52][54] In the Heian period, the majority of works held in libraries (both those produced in China and those copied in Japan) consisted of Chinese works and scholarly collections were dominated by Chinese secular works.^[55] At the end of the Heian period, the great fire of Kyoto in 1177, and the burning of temples by the Taira in 1180, destroyed a large part of the literary heritage.^[56][57] During the Kamakura period, the warrior class founded new libraries such as the Kanazawa Bunko.^[57]

There are 23 Chinese book National Treasures that are transcriptions produced in Japan. Of these four date to the Nara period, 17 to the Heian period and two to the Kamakura period. The designated items are of various type: four are historical chronicles, four are poetry collections, three are dictionaries or reference books, two are medical or botanical books and one is a book on politics.^[4]

Name	Authors	Remarks	Date	Format	Present location	Image
Records of the Grand Historian (史記, shiki, Chin. Shiji) vol. 10 of the Imperial Biographies (本紀, Chin. Benji): Chronicle of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty[58]	Ōe no Iekuni (大江家国)	Transcription; oldest manuscript of the shiki; handed down in the Ōe family	1073Heian period, 1073	One scroll, ink on paper, 28.5 cm × 972.7 cm (11.2 in × 383.0 in)	Miyagi Sendai Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi
Qin Dynasty	unknown	Transcription	1145Heian period, 1145	Two scrolls, ink on paper	Tokyo Tokyo Toyo BunkoTōyō Bunko, Tokyo	—
Records of the Grand Historian (史記, shiki, Chin. Shiji), vol. 11 of the Imperial Biographies (本紀, Chin. Benji): Chronicle of the Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty	Ōe no Iekuni (大江家国)	Transcription; oldest manuscript of the shiki; handed down in the Ōe family	1073Heian period, 1073	One scroll, ink on paper	Tokyo Tokyo Daitokyu Memorial LibraryDaitōkyū Memorial Library (大東急記念文庫, daitōkyū kinen bunko), Tokyo	—
Empress Lü Zhi Dynasty[59][60]	Ōe no Iekuni (大江家国)	Transcription; oldest manuscript of the shiki; handed down in the Ōe family	1073Heian period, 1073	One scroll, ink on paper	Yamaguchi Hofu Mori Museum Hōfu, Yamaguchi
Records of the Grand Historian (史記, shiki, Chin. Shiji), vol. 96 and fragments of vol. 97	unknown	Transcription; oldest extant manuscripts of the shiki	0710Nara period, 8th century	One scroll, ink on paper	Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ōtsu, Shiga	—
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries (春秋経伝集解, Shunjū keiden shikkai), vol. 10	unknown	Part of a 30 volume work; backside contains considerations on the Diamond Realm	0794Heian period	One scroll, ink on paper	Tokyo Tokyo Toyo BunkoTōyō Bunko, Tokyo
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries (春秋経伝集解, Shunjū keiden shikkai), fragments of vol. 26[61]	unknown	Part of a 30 volume work	0990mid Heian period	One scroll, ink on paper	Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ōtsu, Shiga	—
Spring and Autumn Annals collected commentaries (春秋経伝集解, Shunjū keiden shikkai), fragments of vol. 29[61]	unknown	Part of a 30 volume work	0990mid Heian period	One scroll, ink on paper	Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ōtsu, Shiga	—
Book of Han (漢書, kanjo), Annals of Han Gaozu No. 2 and fragments of No.4 from the section Biographies[62]	unknown	Transcription; red annotations from the mid 10th century	0710Nara period	Two scrolls, ink on paper	Shiga Otsu Ishiyamadera Ōtsu, Shiga	—
Book of Han (漢書, kanjo), No. 4 from Treatise on food and merchandise[63]	unknown	Transcription; end sheet with red ink marks of ministries of ceremonies	0794Nara–Heian period	One scroll, ink on jute paper, 20 sheets, 27 cm × 1,311 cm (11 in × 516 in)	Aichi Nagoya Osu Kannon Nagoya, Aichi	—
Huangdi Neijing (黄帝内経, kōteidaikei): Myōdō (明堂) vol. 1 and Taiso (太素)	unknown, member(s) of Tanba family	Annotated editions of the Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing; transcribed and handed down in the Tanba family	1167Heian period 1167–1168 (Taiso) and 1296 and 1383 (Myōdō)	Myōdō: Two scrolls; Taiso: 23 scrolls	Kyoto Kyoto NinnajiNinna-ji, Kyoto
Wenguan cilin (文館詞林, Bunkan shirin, lit. "Forest of officials' poems and prose") fragments	unknown	Tang Dynasty imperial poetry collection; other manuscripts of work had been lost in China as early as 9th century	0677Tang Dynasty, and Heian period, 677–823	Twelve scrolls	Wakayama Koya Reihōkan Reihōkan (owned by Shōchi-in (正智院)) Kōya, Wakayama
Wenguan cilin (文館詞林, Bunkan shirin, lit. "Forest of officials' poems and prose") fragments	unknown	Tang Dynasty imperial poetry collection; work had been lost in China as early as 9th century	0618 Tang Dynasty, Heian period	One scroll	Wakayama Koya Reihōkan Reihōkan (owned by Hōju-in (宝寿院)) Kōya, Wakayama	—
Yupian (玉篇, gyokuhen) vol. 22	unknown	Part of a 30 volume Chinese character dictionary; one of two extant complete volumes of the work[nb 11]	0904Heian period, 904	One scroll, ink on paper	Mie Ise Ise Shrine Ise Shrine Ise, Mie	—
Book of Odes commentary fragment (毛詩鄭箋残巻, mōshi teisen zankan)[64]	unknown	Commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan	0794Heian period	One scroll, ink on paper	Osaka Osaka DainenbutsujiDainenbutsu-ji, Osaka
Kan'en (翰苑) vol. 30[65]	unknown	Description of people and geography of ancient Japan, the Three Kingdoms of Korea and China; only extant old manuscript of this work	0900Heian period, 10th century	One scroll, ink on paper, 28 sheets of 22–23 lines each with 16–17 characters per line 27.6 cm × 1,585.2 cm (10.9 in × 624.1 in)	Fukuoka Dazaifu Dazaifu Tenmangu Dazaifu Tenman-gū, Dazaifu, Fukuoka
Anthology of Tang Dynasty Poems (新撰類林抄, shinsen ruirin-shō) fragment of vol. 4[66]	presumably transcribed by Kūkai	Part of an anthology of Chinese poems by Tang Dynasty poets containing 40 poems (282 lines); only extant part of this work	0800Heian period, 9th century	One scroll, ink on paper, 27.0 cm × 558.0 cm (10.6 in × 219.7 in)	Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto National MuseumKyoto National Museum, Kyoto
New book of the two capitals (両京新記, Ryōkyō shinki, Chin. Liangling xinji) vol. 3, Kanazawa Bunko edition[67]	unknown	Account of the life[nb 12] in the capitals Luoyang and Chang'an; other manuscripts of this work had been lost in China; formerly stored at the Kanazawa Bunko library	1185Kamakura period	One scroll	Tokyo Tokyo Maeda IkutokukaiMaeda Ikutokukai, Tokyo
Annotated edition of Wen Xuan (文選集注, monsen shicchū)	unknown	Chinese poetry collection	1000mid Heian period	Seven scrolls, ink on paper	Tokyo Tokyo Toyo BunkoTōyō Bunko, Tokyo
Annotated edition of Wen Xuan (文選集注, monsen shicchū)	unknown	Chinese poetry collection	0794Heian period	19 scrolls, ink on paper	Kanagawa Yokohama Shomyoji Yokohama, Kanagawa; custody of Kanazawa Bunko	—
Book of politics (群書治要, gunsho chiyō)[68][69]	various unknown	Summary of good governing skill from various materials; transcription of a Tang Dynasty manuscript; oldest extant copies of the text; paper made of sheets dyed in purple, pale blue, and brown, as well as sheets decorated with flying-clouds; with annotations and grammatical notes; handed down in the Kujō family	1000mid Heian period, 11th century	13 scrolls, ink on colored and decorated paper, 27.0 × (721.2 – 1,472.7) cm (10.6 × (283.9 – 579.8) in)	Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National MuseumTokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Chōgyokushū (琱玉集), vol. 12 and 14[70]	unknown	Collection of various topics concerning the Six Dynasties	0747Nara period, 747	Two scrolls, ink on paper, 21 sheets (vol. 12) and 17 sheets (vol. 14), height: 28 cm (11 in), lengths: 1,037 cm (408 in) (vol. 12), 874 cm (344 in) (vol. 14)	Aichi Nagoya Osu Kannon Nagoya, Aichi	—
Newly Revised Pharmacopoeia (新修本草, Shinshū honzō) (Xinxiu bencao), vol. 4, 5, 12, 17, 19[71]	unknown	Transcription of the Tang Dynasty , worldwide first pharmacopoeia; also called Tang bencao (Materia Medica of the Tang Dynasty)	1200Kamakura period, 13th century	Five scrolls, ink on Japanese tissue	Kyoto Kyoto NinnajiNinna-ji, Kyoto

Song printed editions

Printing had been known in Japan from at least the 8th century, when a large number of dharani known as Hyakumantō Darani^{[nb 13]} were printed from 764 to 770 and placed in miniature wooden pagodas. These count among the oldest extant printed texts in East Asia and were likely made by woodblock printing.^[72][73] The Hyakumantō Darani were ritual Buddhist printings, neither meant for distribution nor for reading.^[72][73][74] This practice of devotional printing continued into the Heian period. The first practical printing in Japan can be dated to the 11th century and is associated with sutra commentaries and doctrinal works for which handcopying did not entail religious merit.^[74][75][76] Despite the increasing popularity of printing, many texts, particularly Japanese literature, continued to be copied by hand on manuscript scrolls. Commercial printing did not become common until the early 17th century.^[75][77]

Printing in China initially had a similar development, starting with the printing of religious scriptures, prayers and popularly useful texts such as

Name	Remarks	Date	Format	Present location	Image
Giso Rokujō, Song edition (宋刊義楚六帖, sōhan giso rokujō)	Encyclopedic account of Buddhism	1127 Southern Song , 1127	12 books bound by fukuro-toji[nb 2]	Kyoto Kyoto TofukujiTōfuku-ji, Kyoto	—
Compilation of Song printed edition (宋刊本欧陽文忠公集, sōkanpon ōyō bunchūkōshū) Kanazawa Bunko edition (金沢文庫本, kanazawa bunkobon)	Formerly stored at the Kanazawa Bunko library	1196 Southern Song , 1196	39 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] 28 cm × 18.5 cm (11.0 in × 7.3 in)	Nara Tenri Tenri Central LibraryTenri Central Library, Tenri, Nara
Song printed edition (宋刊本史記集解, sōkanpon shiki shikkai)	—	1127 Southern Song	Eleven books bound by fukuro-toji[nb 2]	Osaka Osaka Takeda Science FoundationTakeda Science Foundation (武田科学振興財団, Takeda Kagaku Shinkōzaidan), Osaka	—
Song printed edition (宋刊本文選, sōkanbon monzen) Kanazawa Bunko edition (金沢文庫本, kanazawa bunkobon)[92]	With contributions by Hōjō Ujimasa and Kyūka Zuiyo (九華瑞璵) from 1560; formerly stored at the Kanazawa Bunko library; from June 1560 in possession of Ashikaga Gakko	1127 Southern Song	21 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] 29.1 cm × 19.1 cm (11.5 in × 7.5 in)	Tochigi Ashikaga Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library (足利学校遺蹟図書館, Ashikaga Gakkō iseki toshōkan), Ashikaga, Tochigi	—
Song edition (宋版漢書, sōhan kanjo), Keigen printed edition (慶元刊本, keigen kanpon)	Handed down in the Kōjōkan (興譲館), an Edo period clan school of the Yonezawa Domain	1195 Southern Song , Keigen era (1195–1200)	61 books bound by fukuro-toji[nb 2]	Chiba Sakura National Museum of Japanese HistoryNational Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, Chiba	—
Song edition (宋版後漢書, sōhan gokanjo), Keigen printed edition (慶元刊本, keigen kanpon)	Chinese historical work, handed down in the Kōjōkan (興譲館), an Edo period clan school of the Yonezawa Domain	1127 Southern Song	60 books bound by fukuro-toji[nb 2]	Chiba Sakura National Museum of Japanese HistoryNational Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, Chiba	—
Song edition (宋版史記, sōhanshiki) Huang Shanfu printed edition (黄善夫刊本)	Oldest Song edition of this work; formerly in possession of the Kōjōkan (興譲館), an Edo period clan school of the Yonezawa Domain	1127 Southern Song	90 books bound by fukuro-toji[nb 2]	Chiba Sakura National Museum of Japanese HistoryNational Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, Chiba	—
Detailed Commentary to the Changes of Zhou ( Song edition (宋版周易注疏, Sōban Shūeki Chūso)[93]	Postscript near the end of each volume indicating the year (1234–1236)	1234 Southern Song , 1234–1236	13 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] ink on paper, 27.0 cm × 19.1 cm (10.6 in × 7.5 in)	Tochigi Ashikaga Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library (足利学校遺蹟図書館, Ashikaga Gakkō iseki toshōkan), Ashikaga, Tochigi	—
Commentary on the Song edition (宋版尚書正義, sōban shōshoseigi)[94]	Each page has 8 lines with 16–21 characters per line with annotation lines consisting of two rows instead of one	1127 Southern Song	8 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] ink on paper, 28.3 cm × 18.2 cm (11.1 in × 7.2 in)	Tochigi Ashikaga Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library (足利学校遺蹟図書館, Ashikaga Gakkō iseki toshōkan), Ashikaga, Tochigi
Commentary on the Song edition (宋版礼記正義, sōban raikiseigi)[95]	With red seals and text in India ink indicating the hereditary in the Ashikaga Gakko Library	1127 Southern Song	2 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] ink on paper, 26 cm × 18.7 cm (10.2 in × 7.4 in)	Tochigi Ashikaga Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library Ashikaga Gakko Remain Library (足利学校遺蹟図書館, Ashikaga Gakkō iseki toshōkan), Ashikaga, Tochigi
Song edition (宋版太平御覧, sōban taiheigyoran)	Massive encyclopedia, part of the Four Great Books of Song	1199 Southern Song , 1199	103 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] ink on paper	Kyoto Kyoto TofukujiTōfuku-ji, Kyoto
Commentary on the Song edition (宋版毛詩正義, sōban mōshiseigi), Kanazawa Bunko edition (金沢文庫本, kanazawa bunkobon)	Formerly stored at the Kanazawa Bunko library	1139 Southern Song , 1139	17 books bound by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] ink on paper	Osaka Osaka Takeda Science FoundationTakeda Science Foundation (武田科学振興財団, Takeda Kagaku Shinkōzaidan), Osaka	—
Anthology of Liu Mengde, Song edition (宋版劉夢得文集, sōhan ryūbōtoku bunshū)	Anthology by Liu Yuxi	1127 Southern Song	12 bound books by fukuro-toji,[nb 2] ink on paper	Nara Tenri Tenri Central LibraryTenri Central Library, Tenri, Nara

See also

• Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Independent Administrative Institution National Museum

Notes

References

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