Chinese Brick and Tile Art Dictionary

Author: Chen Jiangong
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Publishing Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This dictionary is compiled according to the radical lookup method of the Kangxi Dictionary, with over 1,700 initial characters, over 10,000 variant characters, and 68 composite characters. The text range of this book spans from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, with some Tang Dynasty brick inscriptions included to trace the origins of textual evolution. All characters are printed and enlarged from the original traces to preserve their original forms.
1. This dictionary is compiled according to the radical lookup method of the Kangxi Dictionary, with over 1,700 initial characters, over 10,000 variant characters, and over 60 composite characters.
2. All characters in this dictionary are printed and enlarged from the original traces to preserve their original forms.
3. The text range of this dictionary spans from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, with some Tang Dynasty brick inscriptions included to trace the origins of textual evolution.
4. In this dictionary, if an initial character has entries in the Shuowen Jiezi, they are listed to the left of the initial character. If there are no entries in the Shuowen Jiezi, the space remains blank.
5. The compilation of this dictionary is primarily from the perspective of learning and appreciating calligraphy and seal carving art. For brevity, in addition to arranging characters in chronological order by era, the era of each character is not noted below. Therefore, the characters listed under the "(Tao)" identifier are from Shang and Zhou to Qin and Han periods, appearing on pottery and other ceramic fragments; the characters listed under the "(Wa)" identifier are from the Han period, appearing on roof tiles; the characters listed under the "(Zhuang)" identifier are from the Han to Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as a small number of Tang Dynasty brick inscriptions.
6. For variant characters with the same source, only the source is marked after the final "mei" character, using abbreviations. For detailed information, refer to the Abbreviated and Full Titles Cross-Reference Table.
7. Unidentifiable characters are listed in the appendix for future research.