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Songshi yanxian bu 宋氏燕閑部

Mar 19, 2024 © Ulrich Theobald

Songshi yanxian bu 宋氏燕閑部 (宋氏燕閒部) "Master Song's book of leisure-time" is a book on the objects of the study written during the Ming period 明 (1368-1644) by Song Gongwang 宋公望, courtesy name Tianmin 天民, from Huating 華亭. He was the son of Song Xu 宋詡 (fl. 1504), the author of the book Songshi yangsheng bu 宋氏養生部.

The first section of the 2-juan-long text describes the tools of the study (Wenfang shiyi 文房事宜), with ink, paper, seal paste, the mounting of calligraphies and paintings. It also treats fragrances and collectables that are arranged and presented in a study room. Song also gives hints at how to clean all these objects.

The second part informs about living and issues of daily routines, such as colouring hair and beards, preparing rouge, osmanthus oil, and various kinds of medicine, dyeing cloth, or repelling insects and vermins.

The text is included in the Song Xiang's collection Zhuyu shanfang zabu 竹嶼山房雜部.

Source:
Guo Zhengyi 郭正誼. 1995. "Songshi yanxian bu tiyao 《宋氏燕閒部》提要." In Zhongguo kexue jishu dianji tonghui 中國科學技術典籍通彙, part Huaxue 化學, edited by Guo Zhengyi 郭正誼, vol. 2, 545-546. Zhengzhou: Henan jiaoyu chubanshe.
蜀漢 (221-263)