Books on Art (yishu lei 藝術類) is a subcategory in traditional Chinese bibliographies and part of the category of Masters and Philosophers (zibu 子部). The section in the reprint series Siku quanshu 四庫全書 is divided into four parts: Painting and calligraphy (shuhua 書畫, 71 books), musical notes and books to the zither (qinpu 琴譜, 4 books), seal carving (zhuanke 篆刻, 2 books), and miscellaneous arts (zaji 雜技, 4 books), including books on Chinese chess. The part on the zither has been separated from other books on music, which are integrated in the Classics section. The books on seal carving and seal script characters have also relationship to the books on glyphology (zizhu 字書) belonging to the "minor teachings" (xiaoxue 小學) in the Classics category. The most important books in this section are Gu huapin lu 古畫品錄, Qinshi 琴史 and Qijing 棋經.
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Part of Xuxiu siku quanshu 續修四庫全書 |
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藝術叢書 * | Yishu congshu | (Rep) 保粹堂 Baocui Studio, 1916 (comp.) |
美術叢書 * | Meishu congshu | (Rep) 鄧實 Deng Shi (comp.) |
書畫之屬 shuhua Calligraphy and painting |
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古畫品錄 一卷 | Gu huapin lu | (Southern Qi) 謝赫 Xie He |
書品 一卷 | Shupin | (Liang) 庾肩吾 Yu Jianwu |
續畫品 (續畫品錄) 一卷 | Xu huapin (Xu huapin lu) | (Chen) 姚最 Yao Zui |
續畫品錄 | Xu huapin lu | (Tang) 李嗣真 Li Sizhen (?) |
書譜 一卷 | Shupu | (Tang) 孫過庭 Sun Guoting |
書斷 三卷 | Shuduan | (Tang) 張懷瓘 Zhang Huaiguan |
法書要錄 十卷 | Fashu yaolu | (Tang) 張彥遠 Zhang Yanyuan |
歷代名畫記 十卷 | Lidai minghua ji | (Tang) 張彥遠 Zhang Yanyuan |
唐朝名畫錄 一卷 | Tangchao minghua lu | (Tang) 朱景玄 Zhu Jingxuan |
墨藪 二卷 | Mosou | (Tang) 韋續 Wei Xu |
思陵翰墨志 (翰墨志) 一卷 | Siling hanmo zhi (Hanmozhi) | (Song) 趙構 Zhao Gou (高宗翰 Emperor Song Gaozong) |
五代名畫補遺 一卷 | Wudai minghua buyi | (Song) 劉道醇 Liu Daochun |
宋朝名畫評 三卷 | Songchao minghua ping | (Song) 劉道醇 Liu Daochun |
益州名畫錄 三卷 | Yizhou minghua lu | (Song) 黃休復 Huang Xiufu |
畫史 一卷 | Huashi | (Song) 米芾 Mi Fu |
書史 一卷 | Shushi | (Song) 米芾 Mi Fu |
宣和畫譜 二十卷 | Xuanhe huapu | (Song) NN |
宣和書譜 二十卷 | Xuanhe shupu | (Song) NN |
續書譜 一卷 | Xu shupu | (Song) 姜夔 Jiang Kui |
書苑菁華 二十卷 | Shuyuan jinghua | (Song) 陳思 Chen Si |
梅花喜神譜 一卷 * | Meihua xishen pu | (Song) 宋伯仁 Song Boren |
華光梅譜 一卷 * | Huaguang meipu | (Song) 釋仲仁 Monk Zhongren or 楊無咎 Yang Wujiu |
竹譜 十卷 | Zhupu | (Yuan) 李衎 Li Kan |
書史會要 九卷 | Shushi huiyao | (Ming) 陶宗儀 Tao Zongyi |
芥子園畫傳 (芥子園畫譜) | Jieziyuan huazhuan (Jieziyuan huapu) | (Qing) 王概 Wang Gai et al. |
(御定)佩文齋書畫譜 百卷 | (Yuding) Peiwenzhai shuhua pu | (Qing) 孫岳頌 Sun Yuesong (imp. ord., comp.) |
式古堂書畫彙考 六十卷 | Shigutang shuhua huikao | (Qing) 卞永譽 Bian Yongyu |
六藝之一錄 四百零六卷 | Liuyi zhiyi lu | (Qing) 倪濤 Ni Tao. |
琴譜之屬 qinpu Music (zither) |
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琴操 * | Qincao | (Han) 蔡邕 Cai Yong |
琴史 六卷 | Qinshi | (Song) 朱長文 Zhu Changwen |
琴律說 | Qinlüshuo → Treatises on music | (Song) 朱熹 Zhu Xi |
瑟譜 | Sepu → Treatises on music | (Yuan) 熊朋來 Xiong Penglai |
琴譜合璧 十八卷 | Qinpu hebi | (Ming) 楊掄 Yang Lun; (Qing) 和素 Hosu (transl.) |
太音大全集 * | Taiyin daquan ji | (Ming) 袁均哲 Yuan Junzhe |
神奇秘譜 * | Shenqi mipu | (Ming) 朱權 Zhu Quan |
西麓堂琴譜 * | Xilutang qinpu | (Ming) 汪芝 Wang Zhi |
琴書大全 * | Qinshu daquan | (Ming) 蔣克謙 Jiang Keqian |
谿山琴況 * | Xishan qinkuang | (Ming) 徐上瀛 Xu Shangying |
五知齋琴譜 * | Wuzhizhai qinpu | (Qing) 徐祺 Xu Qi, 徐俊 Xu Jun |
太古傳宗 * | Taigu chuanzong | (Qing) 湯斯質 Tang Sizhi, 顧德峻 Gu Dejun |
北西廂弦索譜 * | Bei Xixiang xiansu pu | (Qing) 沈遠 Shen Yuan |
燕樂考原 * | Yanyue kaoyuan | (Qing) 淩廷堪 Ling Tingkan |
九宮大成南北詞官譜 * | Jiugong dacheng nanbei ciguan pu | (Qing) imp. ord. (comp.) |
魏氏樂譜 * | Weishi yuepu | (Qing) 魏浩 Wei Hao |
納書楹曲譜 * | Nashuyin qupu | (Qing) 葉堂 Ye Tang |
弦索備考 * | Xiansu beikao | (Qing) 榮齋 Rongzhai |
琵琶譜 * | Pipapu | (Qing) 華秋蘋 Hua Qiuping |
借雲館小唱 * | Jieyunguan xiaochang | (Qing) 華秋蘋 Hua Qiuping |
泉南指譜重編 * | Quannan zhipu chongbian | (Qing) 林鴻 Lin Hong |
琴旨 二卷 | Qinzhi → Treatises on music | (Qing) 王坦 Wang Tan |
篆刻之屬 zhuanke Seal carving |
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學古編 一卷 | Xuegubian | (Yuan) 吾丘衍 Wuqiu Yan |
集古印譜 六卷 * | Ji guyin pu | (Ming) 顧從德 Gu Congde, Luo Wangchang 羅王常 |
印史 * | Yinshi | (Ming) 何通 He Tong |
古今印史 * | Gujin yinshi | (Ming) 徐官 Xu Guan |
宣和集古印史 * | Xuanhe ji guyin shi | (Ming) 來行學 Lai Xingxue |
蘇氏印略 * | Sushi yinlüe | (Ming) 蘇宣 Su Xuan |
賴古堂印譜 * | Laigutang yinpu | (Ming) 周亮工 Zhou Lianggong |
松談閣印史 * | Songtange yinshi | (Ming) 郭宗昌 Guo Zongchang |
集古印正 * | Jigu yinzheng | (Ming) 甘晹 Gan Yang |
雪山堂印譜 * | Xueshantang yinpu | (Ming) 張灝 Zhang Hao |
秦漢印統 * | Qin-Han yintong | (Ming) 羅王常 Luo Wangchang |
古今印則 * | Gujin yinze | (Ming) 程遠 Cheng Yuan |
印典 八卷 | Yindian | (Qing) 朱象賢 Zhu Xiangxian |
飛鴻堂印譜 * | Feihongtang yinpu | (Qing) 汪啓淑 Wang Qishu |
二百蘭亭齋古銅印存 * | Erbailantangzhai gutong yincun | (Qing) Wu Yun 吳雲 |
十鐘山房印舉 * | Shizhongshanfang yinju | (Qing) 陳介祺 Chen Jieqi |
封泥考略 * | Fengni kaolüe | (Qing) 吳式芬 Wu Shifen, 陳介祺 Chen Jieqi |
谷園印譜 * | Guyuan yinpu | (Qing) 胡介祉 Hu Jiezhi |
雲峰書屋集印譜 * | Yunfengshuwu jiyin pu | (Qing) 趙錫綬 Zhao Xishou |
養正樓印存 * | Yangzhenglou yincun | (Qing) 孟介臣 Meng Jiechen |
雜技之屬 zaji Miscellaneous arts |
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羯鼓錄 一卷 | Jiegulu | (Tang) 南卓 Nan Zhuo |
樂府雜錄 一卷 | Yuefu zalu | (Tang) 段安節 Duan Anjie |
五木經 * | Wumujing | (Tang) 李翱 Li Ao; 元革 Yuan Ge (comm.) |
棋經 一卷 | Qijing | (Song) 晏天章 Yan Tianzhang |
棋訣 一卷 | Qijue | (Song) 劉仲甫 Liu Zhongfu |
角力記 * | Jiaoliji | (Song) 調露子 Diaoluzi |
丸經 * | Wanjing | (Yuan) NN |
投壺儀節 * | Touhu yijie | (Ming) 汪禔 Wang Zhi |
射書 * | Sheshu | (Ming) 顧煜 Gu Yu |
弈史 * | Yishi | (Ming) 王稚登 Wang Zhideng |
弈律 * | Yilü | (Ming) 王思任 Wang Siren |
瓶花譜 * | Pinghuapu | (Ming) 張謙德 Zhang Qiande |
髹飾錄 * | Xiushilu | (Ming) 黃成 Huang Cheng |
* not included in the series Siku quanshu 四庫全書, the catalogue Siku quanshu zongmu tiyao 四庫全書總目題要, nor the Xuxiu siku quanshu 續修四庫全書. |