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Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

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2024 China Guardian Spring Auction Ancient Books Department Zhou Zheng Song, Ming and Qing Buddhist classics a variety of times, the earliest time is the Southern Song Dynasty Liangzhejiang Transit Division carved version of the "Dafang Guangfo Huayan Sutra Shu Volume 95, 105", the Song Dynasty carved books exist in two forms: official carving and private engraving, official engraving such as Guozijian, local county school, government school, treasury and other engraved books, among the existing official engravings, there are many prison books and county school books, and most of them are Confucian classics and anthologies, Buddhist scriptures are rare, and the existing single carved Buddhist scriptures in the two Song Dynasty are mostly engraved by individuals and temples. In addition, the Ming and Qing dynasties carved Buddhist scriptures are diverse, which shows the trajectory of the development of Buddhism in the two dynasties.

Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

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Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

Lot 4056

(Tang) Cheng Guan Shu (Song) Jingyuan Lu Commentary Sutra

Dafang Guang Buddha Huayan Sutra Shu Volume 95, 105

The Southern Song Dynasty and the two Zhejiang transport divisions carved this book

1 letter, 1 volume, 64% off

11×24 cm

Seal: Koyamaji Temple

Inscription: Dafang Guang Buddha Huayan Sutra. Song version. Kozanji Zhuyin.

It is the title of the first volume of the scripture "Dafang Guangfo Huayan Sutra Shu Volume 95", and the lower signature is "Qingliang Mountain Shamen Cheng Commentary, Jinshui Shamen Jingyuan Record Annotation Sutra". It is composed of 95 volumes and 105 volumes. A paper has five and a half leaves, four lines in the half leaves, fifteen characters in a line, two lines in small characters, and two crosses in a line. The upper and lower single columns, with column lines between the lines. The curtain is two fingers wide. The calligraphy is all written and engraved in European style, the big characters are strong and pleasing to the eye, the small characters are square and exquisite, and the carving knife is like a pen, which can be called the white eyebrows of Zhejiang carving.

Among the ancient temples in Dongying, Gaoshan Temple is actually a famous place for book collection. Gaoshan Temple's Old Collection of the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhejiang Transit Division's edition of "Dafang Guangfo Huayan Sutra", at present, it is known that there are five volumes of Jingjiatang texts, (17 volumes, with fragments); Dadong Kyu's memorial library volumes 91, 94, 104; Kyoto National Museum archives 32; Chengjiatang archives volume 41; the National Library of China stores six volumes of remnant leaves, namely volumes 71, 83, 85, 94, 99, 114; Shanghai Museum archives volume 54 fragments (1 to 25 papers, missing nine, 109 remnants of leaves in Suzhou Museum, (old collection of Shen Ci in Jiaxing), 73 residual leaves in Shanghai Library (four and a half leaves, old collection of Ding Fubao).

This is a beautifully engraved large-character Buddhist scripture engraved in Zhejiang, and it is relatively first printed. The two Zhejiang Transshipment Divisions, the Northern Song Dynasty and Yuanfeng have this system, in charge of transporting salt and grain. Liangzhejiang is the provincial name of Liangzhejiang East Road and Liangzhejiang West Road, the department is in Hangzhou, and has jurisdiction over 48 regions, including Shaoxing, Qingyuan, Wuzhou, Quzhou, Lin'an, Huzhou, Pingjiang and other places. In the Song Dynasty, there are two forms of official engraving and private engraving, official engraving such as Guozijian, county school, government school, treasury and other engraved books, among the existing official carved books, there are many prison books and county government books, and most of them are Confucian classics and anthologies, Buddhist scriptures are rare, and the existing single carved Buddhist scriptures in the two Song Dynasty are mostly engraved by individuals and temples.

Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

Lot 4049

Dafang Guang Buddha Huayan Sutra 80 volumes into the realm of inconceivable liberation Puxian Xing Prayer one volume

Fu Monk Hua Yan Lun Guan one volume

From the 26th to the 30th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1598-1602), the bamboo nunnery was carved in Tuoshan Mountain

81 volumes

13×36 cm

Seals: Bixia Nunnery, Nantong Yang Yuan Zhizang, Shan Gen Xi Yin, Good Root Appreciation, Wei Ben, Nantong Yang Wei Ben Appreciation Medal, Yang, Baoque Room Collection Seal

It is the frontispiece of the Ming Yongle ten years (1412) "Imperial Dafang Guangfo Huayan Sutra Preface", and later engraved Wanli Jiachen year (1604) Shamen Shizhen a useless father and Nan Zhiyu, which is called "It is engraved in the bamboo nunnery of Butuo Mountain, and the work began in the spring and March of Wanli Wuxu (1598), and was completed in the winter and December of Renyin (1602)." At the end of volume 81 "Fuxian Wishes", there is a plaque engraved "Bodhisattva precepts, disciples, wisdom seals, happy carvings/wishes, more parents/After the calamity, relatives, grievances, and the Dharma realm, there is no affection/Affection enters the line and returns to the sea of wishes". Volume 81 "Fuxian Xing Wishes" is followed by "Fu Shen Monk Hua Yan Lunguan". Five lines and fifteen characters per fold, there are double column lines up and down, there are many sound interpretations at the end of each volume, there are many tablets at the end of each volume, the inner ink pen book helps to engrave the name of merit, and some volumes have the image of the Vedic protector print. Yang Shangen's old collection.

The first volume of the engraving is engraved with "The Printing of the West Room of the Agate Temple in Hangzhou", "The Shamen Yuan Shenzhu of the Dajue Yuan of Beiguan", the first part of the fifth volume of the prints is four folds, the first volume of the fifteenth edition of the prints is four folds, the first volume of the twenty-first edition of the prints, the first volume of the twenty-fifth edition of the prints, the first thirty-one of the prints of the four folds, the four folds of the forty-first volume of the prints (engraved "The Buddha disciple Miao Deng recommended the death of the great Nan Xinshu early born in the West"), the four folds of the previous prints of the forty-first volume of the book, the four folds of the prints before the fifty-first volume (engraved "The Buddha disciple Miao Deng recommended the death of the great Nan Xinshu early born in the West"), the four folds of the prints before the fifty-sixth volume (engraved) Beiguan Dajue Yuan Shamen Yuan Shensuke"), four folds of prints before volume 61 (engraved "Buddha disciple Miao Deng recommended the death of Tai Nan Xinshu early birth in the West"), volume 70 before the prints four folds, volume 71 front prints four folds (engraved "Buddha disciple Miao Deng recommended the death of Tai Nan Xinshu early birth in the West"), volume 81 before the prints four folds. Volume 14 is missing four folds.

Yang Shangen (Republic of China), known as Yuanzhi, also known as Kujue. When he was young, he studied at Nantong Medical School, and after graduation, he engaged in the business of ancient books, and was good at researching evidence and ancient book version identification, and also attacking gold stones. Founded the Yugu Book Society, operating ancient books, concurrently engaged in antique calligraphy and painting, was recognized as the most influential ancient bookstore in Nantong City during the Republic of China, collected rare books in the past 20 years, such as the Song Lin'an Mansion Muqinfang Chen Zhai Sutra Shop Engraved Book "Bin Retirement Record", Yuan Zhizheng 25 years of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Confucianism engraved book "Rites Hui Yuan" and so on.

Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

Lot 4050

The fourth volume of the Ranga Abhatara Sutra

Ming engraved the first year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1723) re-engraved version

1 volume

14.7×21.7 cm

It is a book with nine lines and two crosses, white mouth, and unilateral on all sides. Under the heart of the edition or engraved "Zhejiang Governor Li / Yongzheng first year re-engraved". At the end of the volume, the lotus root is Xu Ba, Lingsheng Canghui Clan, Shi Zi engraved the name. Lingsheng Canghui said: "In the first day of the summer, Lingsheng and Brother Jian were sent to Liudu to raise Zizi and ordered it to be printed and circulated." Silk book jacket, original signature.

Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

Lot 4051

(Tang) Shicha Nanda and other translations

"Generous and wide, such as the unthinkable realm of the realm" and other three scriptures are engraved

In the twenty-third year of the Republic of China (1934), Chaoyang Guo's double hundred deer Zhai carved book

1 volume

13.5×18.5 cm

The book includes one volume of the Sutra of the Unthinkable Realm of Generosity and Expansiveness, one volume of the Sutra of Mahaprajnaparamita as stated by Manjushri, and one volume of the Sutra of Prajnaparamita as stated by Manjushri. According to Guo Taidi in the 22nd year of the Republic of China at the end of the book, these three were corrected by Fan Gunong and paid Zi. The first sign is titled "The Autumn of the Twenty Years of the Republic of China / Chaoyang Guo's Double Hundred Luzhai School Magazine".

Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

Lot 4057

The Four Divisions of the Hidden Demon Records Nine Volumes

Modern Lotus Shamen Dao Manuscript

9 volumes

16.5×19 cm

It is the title page of the book ink pen book "Buddha calendar 2,985 years old in the month of Wuxu Lotus / Four Divisions of the Law of Tibetan Terror / the end of the record volume of the first / Lotus Shamen", etc., the frontispiece of the Lingyan on the guest seed lotus preface, the Buddha calendar 2,985 years old in the month of Wuxu Qinghe planting lotus "Cause and Fate of Major Events". At the beginning of each volume, an excerpt of the proverbs is made in various calligraphic fonts. Written in two colors, the original signature, and the quality is good.

Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction
Buddhist classics of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties丨China Guardian 2024 Spring Auction

Lot 4058

The Buddha said that the eighty-one calamities of the Fahua Treasure Confession are in ten volumes

Engraved in the twenty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1600).

2 letters, 10 volumes

11×28 cm

It is a three-fold frontispiece of the first volume and the sixth two volumes of the scriptures, and the dragon-shaped tablet is marked later, and the inner porcelain blue paper is illuminated with gold "Long live the emperor, long live", and there is a fold of the statue of the protector at the end of the tenth volume. There are two folds of supplementary copies in volume 10. Cotton paper fine printing, front and back colorful brocade plywood, original sign, in good condition. At the end of volume 1, it is engraved "Zhili Fengyang Mansion Sizhou Xuyi County Ren's Wang Chen leads the opening of the board and good people Xie Zhen and others", at the end of volume 4 is engraved "Wanli Years Gengzi Year Ji Chun Jidan South Bank Shi Cai Publication Board / Fengyang Wang Chen leads Xie Zhen to meet people, etc.", at the end of volume 7 is engraved "Zhili Fengyang Mansion Xuyi County Renshi Wang Chen leads the opening of the board and good Xie Zhen and others / Wanli 28 March □ Ji early □ day published and circulated", the end of volume 8 is engraved "Open Board Shi Cai Shanren Guan Wenxing Xie Yuyuan", and at the end of volume 9 is engraved "Zhili Fengyang Mansion Xuyi County Renshi Wang Chen leads the opening of the board good people Xie Zhen and others", and the end of volume 10 is engraved"Fengyang Mansion will be led by Wang Chen/Xuyi County Good People Association Master Xie Zhen will take over/Nanjing Taiping and other places will be rewarded with financial achievements, published on the board, and all good people, etc."

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