130 RECENT BOOKS BY A CHINESE SCHOLAR 



this book is to discuss these. It is wholly a discussion of 

 linguistics. It is fully illustrated with cuts of the drums 

 and the text. 



"A Fragment of the Yu P'ien." ( B.fc'3£^'$%^). 

 Published in 1916. 

 This is a discussion of the fragment of the Yu P'ien 

 in the light of the discovery of a fragmentary copy by Li 

 Shu-ch'ang 39 in Japan when he was Chinese Minister in 

 that country. The original book was written by Ku Yeh- 

 wang (a.d. 579-581) of the Liang Dynasty in thirty volumes. 

 It was a discussion, of the origin of the Chinese characters as 

 given by the Shuo Wen. The original book was lost but it 

 was reproduced in amended editions by Hsiao K'ao of the 

 Liang Dynasty, by Sun Ch'iang of the Tang and by Chen 

 P'eng-nien of the Sung. The corrections in these editions 

 were so numerous that the original text was rendered 

 obscure. In this book the author reproduces the new dis- 

 covery and adds a short discussion of its importance. 



"Fragments of Metal, Earthenware, and Stone." 

 (£ U "ft M)- Published in 1916. 

 This volume is in two parts : the first treats of fragments 

 of gold, silver, bronze, pewter, and iron objects, while the 

 second treats of earthenware, pottery, jade,, porcelain, and 

 stone fragments. It is fully illustrated and contains so many 

 objects of antiquarian and artistic interest that it is hopeless 

 to undertake a description of them. Only a careful exam- 

 ination of the book can give any adequate idea of the import- 

 ance of its contribution to the knowledge of ancient Chinese 

 Art. 



"Illustrations of Ancient Objects Found in the Euins 



of the Shang Dynasty. " ( fg j^ # fg ^ U £| ). 



Published in 1916. 



In an introductory note the author tells of having sent 

 his brother on an expedition to An-yang Hsien, Honan, which 

 is the site of the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty. This 

 is the place where the inscribed bone relics were found and 

 the author believed that an expedition to this place would 

 result in the securing of other valuable historic remains. 

 His belief was fully justified and the objects which were 

 obtained by his brother formed the subject of this book. 

 The objects are all presented in illustrations. These include 

 an elephant's tusk, a rhinoceros bone, jade and gem orna- 



