Shiyilu 拾遺錄

Shiyilu 拾遺錄 "Supplementary records" is a "brush-notes"-style book (biji 筆記) written during the late Ming period 明 (1368-1644) by Hu Kuang 胡爌, courtesy name Anweng 暗翁, from Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi. Hu also wrote a book on family rules, Jiagui jiyao 家規輯要.

The Shiyilu is a a philological and exegetical work, divided into six categories commenting on the Classics Lunyu 論語, Xiaojing 孝經, Mengzi 孟子, on "lesser learning" (xiaoxue 小學; lexicography), exegesis of the Classics (jingshuo 經說), and paired prose literature (likao 儷考). Hu proves, for example, that the expression lao fu ding 老復丁 used in the primer Jijiupian 急就篇 is also found in the Daoist writing Cantongqi 參同契; or that the small seal script (xiaozhuan 小篆), believed to have been created by Li Si 李斯 (d. 208 BCE), was already used in the texts of the Zu Chu wen 詛楚文. In the "Parallel Prose Studies" section, the Shiyilu includes discussions on literary style and textual antiquity, many of which are valuable for reference.

Hu's book initially had a length of 10 juan, but the most significant part was lost by a fire incident. His heirs published the remainders of the manuscript. According to the research of Yu Jiaxi 余嘉錫 (1884-1955), Hu's book is essentially a copy of selected sections from Wang Yinglin's 王應麟 (1223-1296) Kunxue jiwen 困學紀聞, particularly the juan 7, 8 and 19. Yu proved that in fact, Hu Kuang did not alter Wang's text not did he add own research results.

The text is included in the series Siku quanshu 四庫全書. During the Republican period, Wei Yuankuang 魏元曠 (1856-1935) and Hu Sijing 胡思敬 (1869-1922) compiled critical essays (jiaokanji 校勘記, and jiaokan xuji 校勘續記) on Hu Kuang's book. Both are included in Hu Sijing's series Yuzhang congshu 豫章叢書.