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三才圖會(四十三)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 43)

三才圖會(四十三)

王圻, 王思義

Chinese

1609

96 pages

Chinese Classics Art Illustrated Natural Philosophy Encyclopedic Works East Asia

First Complete Translation

Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.

The 'Sancai Tuhui' is a massive 106-chapter Ming Dynasty encyclopedia. While search results in Google Books and Open Library confirm its extensive use as a primary source in scholarly works (such as those by Shurtleff and Marcon), no record of a complete, standalone English translation of the entire work or of Section 43 (Implements) exists. Existing English versions consist only of partial translations or excerpts embedded within academic studies of Chinese material culture and science.

Verified Mar 8, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books · methodology

Encyclopedic Works Natural Philosophy & Science Chinese Classics Art & Illustrated Books

About This Book

historyartphilosophy

Step into a world where every bowl, tripod, and mirror is a cosmic blueprint. This volume of the 'Sancai Tuhui' reveals how ancient China’s material culture was engineered not just for beauty, but as a moral compass and a tool of statecraft designed to mirror the divine order.

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Major Themes

Sancai Tuhui39p三才圖會38pRitual Bronzes27p器用23pZhou Dynasty21pShang Dynasty16pritual bronze16p

ancestral ritesp. 17, p. 87

ancestral worshipp. 43, p. 57

ancient Chinese ceramicsp. 83, p. 93

ancient measurementsp. 23, p. 30

Ancient Vesselsp. 2, p. 18, p. 89

antiquarianismp. 6, p. 9, p. 11, p. 19, p. 60, p. 63, p. 73

Bingjianp. 64, p. 65, p. 66

Bo Jianp. 60, p. 85

Bogu Tup. 9, p. 14, p. 21, p. 28, p. 37, p. 38, p. 41, p. 52+5 more

Bogutup. 48, p. 67

Book of Ritesp. 30, p. 33, p. 40, p. 69, p. 83

Bright Waterp. 17, p. 79

bronze castingp. 15, p. 16, p. 19, p. 38, p. 46, p. 72, p. 73

bronze inscriptionp. 87, p. 88, p. 94

bronze inscriptionsp. 14, p. 41, p. 59, p. 84, p. 85

bronze mirrorsp. 78, p. 80, p. 81, p. 82

bronze typologyp. 76, p. 86

bronze vesselsp. 61, p. 75

Bronze Warep. 5, p. 68, p. 69

ceremonial vesselsp. 3, p. 5, p. 23, p. 96

Chinese antiquarianismp. 68, p. 94

Chinese Antiquitiesp. 2, p. 22

Chinese Philosophyp. 1, p. 32

Classic of Poetryp. 12, p. 35

coiled dragonp. 62, p. 80

Dengp. 48, p. 50

Dingp. 3, p. 5, p. 6, p. 7, p. 41, p. 50, p. 52, p. 55+2 more

Ding tripodp. 8, p. 91

Ding tripodsp. 18, p. 19

Ding vesselp. 50, p. 52, p. 89

Doup. 47, p. 48, p. 64

Dou vesselp. 44, p. 45, p. 47

Dui vesselp. 40, p. 41

Encyclopediap. 1, p. 2

epigraphyp. 48, p. 72, p. 85

Eryap. 13, p. 55, p. 91, p. 95

Five Sacred Peaksp. 78, p. 79

Four Spiritsp. 78, p. 79

Fup. 8, p. 46, p. 51, p. 54, p. 55

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Illustrations49

Woodcut illustration of a Chinese ritual bronze vessel (gui) with its lid, featuring intricate zoomorphic patterns and handles.

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Woodcut illustration of an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel with intricate geometric patterns and two loop handles.

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Woodcut illustration of an ancient Chinese ritual vessel, likely a 'pu' or 'dou', with a shallow bowl and a tall, decorated pedestal base.

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Woodcut illustration of a rectangular Chinese ritual bronze vessel (ding) with four ornate legs and two handles.

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Woodcut illustration of an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel, a 'gu', with accompanying descriptive text.

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Woodcut illustration of an ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel (gu).

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Woodcut illustration of a 'dou' (豆), an ancient Chinese ritual food vessel with a shallow bowl on a tall pedestal.

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Woodcut illustration of an ancient Chinese ritual vessel (Yi Pan) used for washing hands.

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