Mar 27, 2024 © Ulrich Theobald
Suzhou zhizaoju zhi 蘇州織造局志 is a report the the state-run silk manufactories of Suzhou 蘇州, Jiangsu. The book of 12 juan length was compiled by Sun Pei 孫珮, courtesy name Ming'an 鳴庵, from Wuxian 吳縣 (Suzhou), and finished before 1672, while a manuscript copy was produced in 1686 by Liu Ruxin 劉汝信. Sun participated in the compilation of the local gazetteers Suzhou fu zhi 蘇州府志 and Wuxian zhi 吳縣志, and a book on inland customs, Guanzhi 關志.
The Zhizaoju zhi describes the historical development from the early Yuan period 元 (1279-1368) on, management, official posts, machinery, purchase of materials, products, the pay, food and labour of workers, and the common shrine of the institution. At the time when the book was compiled, the manufactories owned 800 looms, which were operated by 2,300 workers. The products were directly delivered to the imperial household.
Table 1. Contents of the Suzhou zhizaoju zhi 蘇州織造局志
| 1 |
沿革 |
History |
| 2 |
職員 |
Functionaries |
| 3 |
官署 |
Institution |
| 4 |
機張 |
Looms |
| 5 |
工料 |
Pay |
| 6 |
口糧 |
Food rations |
| 7-8 |
段匹 |
Products |
| 9 |
宦蹟 |
Biographies of directors |
| 10 |
人役 |
Workers |
| 11 |
祠廟 |
The shrine |
| 12 |
雜記 |
Miscellaneous records |
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