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original title: "植物名實圖考" (Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao). This monumental work, published in 1848, was authored by the scholar-official Wu Qijun. It is renowned for its high-quality illustrations and its attempt to systematically categorize plants by matching historical names with field observations.
shūqiān (書籤)A slip of paper or silk pasted onto the cover of a traditional Chinese book, featuring the title written in vertical calligraphy.