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Title

  • Lun yu

Other Title

  • 論語

Translated Title

  • The Analects of Confucius

Summary

  • Rongo (Analects) is famed as the collection of the words and deeds of Confucius and has greatly influenced the culture of China and neighboring nations as the most cherished scripture of Confucianism. It is said to have been introduced to Japan around the fifth century. This work is called the "Tenmon version," the second version of the published Rongo in Japan after the Rongo shikkai (known as the Shōhei version) first published in Japan in the 19th year of the Shōhei era (1364). The Tenmon Analects were published in the second year of the Tenmon era (1533) by members of the Asaino family, a physician and a publisher in Sakai, who based it on the treasured book by Kiyohara Nobukata (1475-1550), the authority on Confucian studies in his time. The work in the collection of the National Diet Library has a back flyleaf with Nobukata's autograph provenance notes dated November of the 16th year of the Tenmon era (1547) and is clearly printed; therefore this seems to be a rare first edition. A sumptuous cover made of Nishijin brocade was put on the book in the Edo period.

Created / Published

  • Sakai : Asaino families, 1533.

Headings

  • -  China
  • -  Japan
  • -  551 B.C. to 479 B.C
  • -  Block printing
  • -  Confucius

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 book ; 27.6 x 21.2 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Chinese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666423

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Lun Yu. Sakai: Asaino families, 1533. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666423/.

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(1533) Lun Yu. Sakai: Asaino families. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666423/.

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Lun Yu. Sakai: Asaino families, 1533. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666423/>.