Wakan Sansai Zue (Illustrated Guide to the Three Great Chinese Characters)

Japanese: 和漢三才図会 - わかんさんさいずえ

An illustrated encyclopedia from the Edo period. Edited by Terajima Ryoan in 1712, it was published by Osaka Kyorindo. It has 105 volumes and 81 books. It is divided into 96 categories, from astronomy and human ethics to plants, and contains Japanese and Chinese subjects. Each subject is explained in simple Chinese and has a simple explanation and illustration. The author traveled widely around the country to survey each subject, and provides objective and rational explanations, clearly stating the type, manufacturing method, use, medicinal effects, etc., and the illustrations are analytical. However, in the case of shrines and temples, the author writes in the legend that he prioritized auspicious origins over history, and that nobles and court nobles had no choice but to record the information as it was passed down. Due to its clarity and accuracy, it was widely used for about 200 years after its publication, right up until the Meiji period. The editor, Ryoan, was a doctor in Osaka and a senior disciple of Hokkyo Wake Chuan. He recorded the book in accordance with his teacher's teaching that "knowing heaven, earth and man will help you put medical science to good use," and based it on the format of the 106-volume Sansai Tuhui (Sancai Illustrated Guide) by Wang Qi of the Ming Dynasty.

[Mitsunaga Yayoshi]

"Terashima Ryoan, editor, Wakan Sansai Zue, 16 volumes (1979-80, Shintensha)" ▽ "Terashima Ryoan, editor, Shimada Isao, et al., translated and annotated Wakan Sansai Zue, 18 volumes (Toyo Bunko, Heibonsha)"

[Reference] | Ryoan Terashima | Encyclopedia

"Illustrated Guide to the Three Seasons of Japan and China" (Tenmon)
Volume 1 "Tenmon" (Astronomy), edited by Terashima Ryoan, post-published in 1715 (5th year of Shōtoku), held at the National Diet Library .

"Illustrated Guide to the Three Seasons of Japan and China" (Tenmon)

"Wakan Sansai Zue" (Sake Brewing)
Volume 105 "Zojo" (brewing sake) Edited by Terashima Ryoan, post-published in 1715 (5th year of Shōtoku), held at the National Diet Library

"Wakan Sansai Zue" (Sake Brewing)

Chests of drawers as seen in the Wakan Sansai Zue
Kosode chest of drawers. From the beginning of the 18th century during the Edo period, various chests of drawers for clothing, accounting, etc. appeared and became quite popular. "Wakan Sansai Zue" "Household Ornaments" (part) National Diet Library

Chests of drawers as seen in the Wakan Sansai Zue

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

江戸時代の図解入り百科事典。正徳(しょうとく)2年（1712）序、寺島良安(てらじまりょうあん)編で大坂杏林堂(きょうりんどう)より刊行。105巻81冊。全体を天文、人倫から草木まで96類に分かって、和漢の事物を収容し、平易な漢文で各事物に簡明な説明と図を入れている。各事項は、広く国内を旅行して実地踏査し、種類、製法、用途、薬効などを明記して客観的、合理的な解説を施し、図解は分析的である。ただ、神社仏閣の場合には歴史よりも縁起をとり、公卿(くぎょう)や有職(ゆうそく)は伝承のままを記さざるをえなかったと凡例に記している。その明解、正確さによって発行から約200年間、明治時代に至るまで広く実用された。編者の良安は大坂の医師で、法橋(ほっきょう)和気仲安(わけちゅうあん)の高弟。「天地人を知って医術は生かせる」という師の教えに従って記録したものを、明(みん)の王圻(おうき)の『三才図会』106巻の体裁によったという。

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『寺島良安編『和漢三才図会』全16巻（1979～80・新典社）』▽『寺島良安編、島田勇雄他訳注『和漢三才図会』18冊（東洋文庫・平凡社）』

[参照項目] | 寺島良安 | 百科事典

『和漢三才図会』（天文）
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『和漢三才図会』（天文）

『和漢三才図会』（造醸）
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『和漢三才図会』（造醸）

『和漢三才図会』にみるたんす
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