Commentary on the Chronicles - Shoki Shikkai

Japanese: 書紀集解 - しょきしっかい

One of the representative commentaries on the Nihon Shoki from the Edo period. Co-authored by Kawamura Hidene, a samurai of the Owari domain, and his two sons, Shigene and Masune. It took about 20 years to publish, starting in 1785 (Tenmei 5). It has 31 volumes and 20 books. The Nihon Shoki did not simply translate ancient traditions into Chinese, but instead used texts from Chinese classics and Buddhist scriptures, and listed many sources. Today, it is known that most of these were not direct references to the original texts, but were second-hand quotes from similar texts such as the Geimon Ruiju, but this was the first full-scale study of the sources.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

《日本書紀》の江戸時代における代表的注釈書の一つ。尾張藩士の河村秀根（ひでね）とその2子，殷根（しげね），益根（ますね）の共著。1785年(天明5)から約20年かかって刊行。31巻20冊。《日本書紀》は古来の伝承をそのまま漢文にしたのではなく，中国の古典や仏典の文章を利用したとして，多数の出典を挙示した。今日ではそれらの大半が原典の直接利用でなく，《芸文類聚（げいもんるいじゆう）》のような類書からの孫引きであることが判明しているが，最初の本格的な出典研究である。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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