Examination of Extant Old Wen Xuan Manuscripts in Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24720166
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: CHEN Chong 広島大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (50457412)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 旧鈔本 / 文選 / 集注文選 / 九条本文選 / 昭明太子 / 六朝文学 / 唐鈔本 / 東アジア書籍交流史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is based on meticulous research in accordance with the following four study themes: 1) arranging of research results record on WenXuanstudy in Japan, 2) reprinting the texts of old Chinese manuscripts focusing on　Kujyo-Bon and Reizenke-Bon and also sorting out their annotation, 3) reviewing WenXuan Shuchu and related literature, and 4) conducting collaborative research with overall overseas and domestic academics on WenXuan. In concrete terms, major research results are as follows: 1) Compiling “the 1993-2011 WENXUAN Research Results Index by Japanese scholars” (digital version) and circulating it to overseas and domestic academics. 2) Referring to the existing old Chinese WenXuan manuscripts in Japan, transliterating the texts and sorting out their annotation.

Free Research Field

中国文学