Li-bai-wen-shu (Li-paiwên-shu)

Japanese: 李柏文書 - りはくもんじょ（英語表記）Li-bai-wen-shu; Li-paiwên-shu

These were obtained in 1909 by Tachibana Zuicho of the Otani Expedition at "Haitou" near Loulan on the shores of Lake Lop Nor. These are two drafts of Chinese missives written by Li Bo, the Chief Cleric of the Western Regions who worked under Zhang Jun (324-346), the fourth ruler of Former Liang (→ Liang), one of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms, to send to Long Xi, King of Yanqi, around the third year of Xianhe (328) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. There are several dozen other fragments. They are important as fundamental historical materials that support and supplement published historical materials in elucidating the political situation and historical geography of the Western Regions at that time. They are also considered valuable in terms of the history of Chinese calligraphy. The two complete copies are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Owned by Ryukoku University.

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Japanese:

1909年，大谷探検隊の橘瑞超がロプノール湖沿岸の楼蘭付近の「海頭」で入手したもの。五胡十六国の前涼 (→涼 ) の4代目張駿 (324～346) のもとで西域経略を行なった西域長史の李柏が，東晋の咸和3 (328) 年頃に焉耆 (えんき) 王の龍煕に送るため，「海頭」の地でしたためた漢文書簡の草稿2通をいう。ほかに数十点の断片がある。当時の西域の政治情勢や歴史地理の解明にとって，刊本史料を裏づけたり補ったりする根本史料として重要。中国書道史の面からも貴重なものとされる。首尾完全な2通は国の重要文化財。龍谷大学蔵。

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