The Collection of the Golden Stones (English)

Japanese: 金石萃編 - きんせきすいへん（英語表記）Jīn shí cuì biān

Written by Wang Chang of the Qing Dynasty in China. 160 volumes. A collection of bronze inscriptions and stone carvings from ancient times to the Liao and Jin dynasties, with supplementary notes from the research of his predecessors and his own thoughts. Characterized by a wealth of content and comprehensive research. Published in 1805 (10th year of the Jiaqing era). The 3-volume "Unfinalized Manuscripts of the Compilation of Epics and Stones" published in 1918 contains over 80 stone carvings from the Yuan Dynasty. Wang Yan's "Supplementary Notes" and Fang Luji's "Correction" were used to fill in the gaps, and Lu Yaoyu's "Continuation of Epics and Stones" in 21 volumes was a continuation of the latter.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，清代の王昶（おうちよう）の著。160巻。古代から遼･金時代までの青銅器の銘文や石刻文を集録し，あわせて先人の研究と自分の考えを付記する。内容の豊富さと研究の総合的なのが特徴。刊行は1805年(嘉慶10)。1918年刊行の《金石萃編未定稿》3巻には元代の石刻80余種を収録。その不備を補ったものに王言の《補略》，方履籛の《補正》など，あとを続けたものに陸耀遹（りくよういつ）の《金石続編》21巻がある。

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