Book Annotations from the Jigu Pavilion Recompiled Annotations on Fishing Ocean Books -- A Series of Catalogs and Annotations on Books from Various Dynasties in China

Author: (Ming) Mao Jin, (Qing) Wang Shizhen
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
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Jiguge Book Annotations: Mao Jin self-carved Yinhu Annotations, reprinted by Ding Zuyin and included in Yushan Industry Carving, totaling 152 pieces.
Regarding Mao Jin's dedication to engraving, the annotations I have seen today already exceed this number, let alone the colophons on silk scrolls? Twenty years ago, I compiled and supplemented them, ultimately obtaining 249 pieces, which is more than three times the number engraved. According to Tao Xiang's recent compilation of Jiguge Engraving Catalogs, some annotations like "Nine Corrections of Pronunciation" are still missing, and I have yet to find them. Beyond this, many books engraved by Mao Jin and the colophons on bamboo slips by collectors in both public and private collections are likely preserved. To seek completeness and thoroughness would require years of effort. Today, the original Yinhu manuscript is as rare as the phoenix; even the Ding engraving seeds have not been widely disseminated. Why not modestly compile this from the preserved old collections and publish it? For the supplementary annotations I compiled, I will mark them with an asterisk for identification.
Examining the five sons of Mao Jin, only Mao Biao and Mao Wei are well-known. I once collected their remaining writings and obtained one piece of Mao Biao and twenty-six pieces of Mao Jin. Additionally, Mao Jin's grandson, Mao Suili, contributed one piece, which I have included.
Recompiled Annotations by Yuyang: The Annotations by Yuyang were previously published in 1878 (the fourth year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty) by Ge Yuanshu of Renshe in Xinhai, also titled "Annotations on Yuyang's Books," divided into two volumes with a total of 115 pieces. There is a preface by Jian, who states: "Recently, I reviewed the Daijing Collection and added a brief classification to the annotations on books, creating two volumes of 'Annotations on Mao's Books.'" However, the book's arrangement is mixed and does not match the "classification" mentioned in the preface. Moreover, many annotations in the Daijing Collection are derived from this work, suggesting that Ge may have engraved from a fragmented manuscript without verifying it against the original collection.