Siku Quanshu
E406601
Siku Quanshu is an enormous 18th-century Chinese imperial encyclopedia and library collection that systematically compiled, edited, and classified the major works of Chinese literature, history, philosophy, and classics.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Complete Library of the Four Treasuries | 1 |
| Siku Quanshu canonical | 1 |
| Siku Quanshu zongmu (general catalogue) | 1 |
| Siku Quanshu zongmu tiyao (annotated abstracts) | 1 |
| 四庫全書 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4008152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Siku Quanshu Context triple: [Qianlong Emperor, notableWork, Siku Quanshu]
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A.
Yongle Encyclopedia
The Yongle Encyclopedia is a vast 15th-century Chinese imperial compendium that sought to collect and preserve the entirety of known knowledge, literature, and scholarship of its time.
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B.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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C.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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D.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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E.
O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siku Quanshu Target entity description: Siku Quanshu is an enormous 18th-century Chinese imperial encyclopedia and library collection that systematically compiled, edited, and classified the major works of Chinese literature, history, philosophy, and classics.
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A.
Yongle Encyclopedia
The Yongle Encyclopedia is a vast 15th-century Chinese imperial compendium that sought to collect and preserve the entirety of known knowledge, literature, and scholarship of its time.
-
B.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
-
C.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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D.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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E.
O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese encyclopedia
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imperial library collection ⓘ literary canon ⓘ |
| approximateCharacters | about 800 million characters ⓘ |
| associatedScholar |
Dai Zhen
ⓘ
Zhu Yun ⓘ |
| chiefEditor |
Ji Yun
ⓘ
Lu Xixiong ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Siku Quanshu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
四庫全書
|
| classificationSystem | Four Treasuries ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| compilationDuration | about 10 years ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| copyCount | 7 complete manuscript sets ⓘ |
| copyLocation |
Wenhui Ge, Yangzhou
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Wenjin Ge, Chengde ⓘ Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Wenjin Ge, Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace)
Wenlan Ge, Hangzhou ⓘ Forbidden City ⓘ
surface form:
Wenyuan Ge, Forbidden City, Beijing
other regional imperial libraries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dynasty | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| editorialOffice |
Hanlin Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Siku Quanshu Compilation Office
|
| endOfCompilation | 1782 ⓘ |
| excludedWorks | banned or destroyed for political reasons ⓘ |
| format | manuscript ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
largest premodern Chinese encyclopedia
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major project of Qing scholarly compilation ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
Siku Quanshu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Siku Quanshu zongmu (general catalogue)
Siku Quanshu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Siku Quanshu zongmu tiyao (annotated abstracts)
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| influenced | later Chinese bibliographic classification ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| modernForm |
digital database editions
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photographic facsimile editions ⓘ punctuated printed editions ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | about 36000 juan ⓘ |
| numberOfWorksIncluded | over 3400 works ⓘ |
| purpose |
imperial cultural project
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systematic compilation of major Chinese works ⓘ textual control and censorship ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | literary inquisition under Qianlong ⓘ |
| scriptType | handwritten ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | imperial review and censorship ⓘ |
| startOfCompilation | 1772 ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Confucian classics
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surface form:
Chinese classics
Chinese history ⓘ Chinese literature ⓘ Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| translation |
Siku Quanshu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Complete Library of the Four Treasuries
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| treasuryCategory |
ji (belles-lettres)
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Confucian classics ⓘ
surface form:
jing (classics)
shi (history) ⓘ zi (philosophy and masters) ⓘ |
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