Comprehensive research on the publishing industry in Xuwan (Jiangxi Jinxi) during the Ming and Qing dynasties

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K02212
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: CHEN JIE 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 教授 (40318580)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 明清出版史 / 中国出版史 / 書物史と社会史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is based on the formation of the book publishing industry in Jinxi, Jiangxi Province, which was an important book producing area during the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the research period, we created a publication catalog centered on publications in Xuwan and its surrounding areas during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and conducted a bibliographic survey of the originals. We were able to gain new insights into the publication and sale of books in the region. Some of the research results have already been presented at multiple academic societies, and we are currently preparing to write a treatise while further enhancing the materials, and we plan to publish it in an academic journal in the near future.

Free Research Field

中国古典文献学　書籍交流史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、滸湾の出版業の具体像やその盛衰の歴史をある程度明らかになり、地方書肆における書物生産の過程・経営組織および在地の知識人の関与、販売ネットワークなどに関するケーススタディとして、滸湾の歴史文化に関する研究のみではなく、明清時代の出版印刷史や書籍の伝播の様相の研究にとっても大きな貢献であると思われ、重要な意義を有するものと思われる。