Dongguan yulun 東觀餘論

Dongguan yulun 東觀餘論 "Remnant discussions from the Eastern Hall" is a "brush-notes"-style book (biji 筆記) written during the Northern Song period 宋 (960-1279) by Huang Bosi 黃伯思 (1079-1118), courtesy name Zhagnrui 長睿, style Xiaobin 霄賓 or Yunlinzi 雲林子, from Shaowu 邵武 in today's Fujian province. Huang obtained the jinshi degree during the Yuanfu reign-period 元符 (1098-1100) and was Revenue Manager (sihu 司戶) of the Prefecture of Tongzhou 通州, Administrator of the Revenue Section (hucao canjun 戶曹參軍) of the Prefecture of Hunan 河南府, editor in the Palace Library (jiaoshu lang 校書郎), and finally assistant in the Palace Library (bishu lang 秘書郎). He was famous for his encyclopaedic knowledge and his calligraphy. A book on ancient objects and vessels, Guqishuo 古器說, is lost.

The Dongguan yulun with a length of 2 juan was compiled by Huang Bosi's son Huang Reng 黃䚮. The preface, dated 1147, speaks of 16 juan, which means that the greatest part of the book is lost. The surviving parts or the book in the form as Huang Reng transmitted it criticizes the scholarly quality of Ouyang Xiu's 歐陽修 (1007-1072) writings, mainly his Jigulu 集古錄 on ancient objects. There are, however, mistakes in the book. Lu Xinyuan 陸心源 (1838-1894), therefore, compiled the critical commentary Dongguan yulu jiao 東觀餘論校.

Huang's original book is included in the series Wangshi shuhua yuan 王氏書畫苑, Jindai mishu 津逮秘書, Siku quanshu 四庫全書, Xuejin taoyuan 學津討原 and Shaowu Xushi congshu chukan 邵武徐氏叢書初刻. In 1988, the Zhonghua Shuju 中華書局 published a facsimile of the edition in the series Guyi congshu sanbian 古逸叢書三編 with the title Songben Dongguan yulu 宋本東觀餘論, and added critical comments.