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Title
- Xi ji yin : shi san juan
Other Title
- 醯雞吟 : 十三卷 /
Summary
- Printed during the reign of Tianqi (1621-27) of the Ming dynasty, this literary work lists the names of the author and editors. It was written by Li Tingxun, a native of Sanyuan Xian, Shaanxi Province, and edited by two fellow-members of a scholarly society, Xiong Jiarui and Shi Dingyu; three of his disciples, Kong Shengzhen, Ma Yiyuan, and Wei Jizheng; and Li Tingxun's son, Li Menghe. Li Tingxun achieved his jin shi (doctoral degree) in 1595 and became prefect of Ningling Xian, Henan Province. The work is arranged chronologically, beginning with the 36th year of the Wanli reign (1608) and ending in the third year of the Tianqi reign (1623). No biographical information about Li Tingxun is found in the local gazetteer (entitled Sanyuan Xian zhi) of his hometown, Sanyuan, nor was this work listed. The first two Chinese characters, xi ji, in the title literally mean "small animal" or "insect marinated in vinegar," a metaphor that describes a person of meager knowledge, and that was probably used here to emphasize the modesty of the author and to mark him as a humble man presenting his literary work. The author's preface at the beginning of the first volume is dated 1623. World Digital Library.
Names
- Li, Tingxun, zhu
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [China : s.n., Ming Tianqi 3 nian, 1623]
Notes
- - In case.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - 八行十七字. Eight lines, with seventeen characters per line.
- - 原題：「關中李廷訓孔教甫著，社友熊嘉瑞泰徵甫，石鼎玉九鼎甫訂門人孔聲振元籟甫馬一元涵春甫魏繼徵佐聖甫男李夢鶴仙馭甫校」。廷訓三原人，萬曆二十三年進士，官寧陵知縣。是集按年編次始戊申，萬曆三十六年。訖癸亥。天啟三年。三原縣志無廷訓傳是集亦不見著錄。自序天啟三年 (1623).
- - 明天啟間刻本，自序天啟三年. Ming Dynasty woodblock print with preface dated 1623.
Medium
- 4 v.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012402184
Online Format
- image