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NOTESCHAPTER 411. This formulaic four-character expression occurs in an anonymous Sung dynastylyric,Ch’u ̈an Sung tz’u(Completetz’ulyrics of the Sung), comp. T’ang Kuei-chang,5 vols. (Hong Kong: Chung-hua shu-chu ̈, 1977), 5:3767, upper register, l. 12;Shen-hsiang ch’u ̈an-pien(Complete compendium on effective physiognomy), comp. Yu ̈anChung-ch’e (1376–1458), inKu-chin t’u-shu chi-ch’eng(A comprehensive corpus ofbooks and illustrations ancient and modern), presented to the emperor in 1725, fac.repr. (Taipei: Wen-hsing shu-tien, 1964), section 17,i-shu tien,chu ̈an634, p. 25b, l.5; the ch’uan-ch’i dramaWu Lun-ch’u ̈an Pei(Wu Lun-ch’u ̈an and Wu Lun-pei, or thefive cardinal human relationships completely exemplified), by Ch’iu Chu ̈n (1421–95), inKu-pen hsi-ch’u ̈ts’ung-k’an, ch’u-chi(Collectanea of rare editions of traditionaldrama, first series) (Shanghai: Shang-wu yin-shu kuan, 1954), item 37,chu ̈an4, scene29, p. 36a, l. 4; the ch’uan-ch’i dramaHuai-hsiang chi(The stolen perfume), by LuTs’ai (1497–1537),Liu-shih chung ch’u ̈ed. (Taipei: K’ai-ming shu-tien, 1970), scene23, p. 72, l. 3;Ch’u ̈an-Han chih-chuan(Chronicle of the entire Han dynasty), 12chu ̈an(Chien-yang: K’o-ch’in chai, 1588), fac. repr. inKu-pen hsiao-shuo ts’ung-k’an,ti-wu chi(Collectanea of rare editions of traditional fiction, fifth series) (Peking:Chung-hua shu-chu ̈, 1990), vol. 2,chu ̈an3, p. 3b, l. 5;San-ming t’ung-hui(Compre-hensive compendium on the three fates), comp. Wan Min-ying (cs 1550), in[Ying-yin Wen-yu ̈an ko] Ssu-k’u ch’u ̈an-shu([Facsimile reprint of the Wen-yu ̈an ko ImperialLibrary copy of the] Complete library of the four treasuries), 1,500 vols. (Taipei: T’ai-wan Shang-wu yin-shu kuan, 1986), vol. 810,chu ̈an1, p. 5b, ll. 6–7; the long sixteenth-century literary taleT’ien-yu ̈an ch’i-yu ̈(Celestial destinies remarkably fulfilled), inKuo-se t’ien-hsiang(Celestial fragrance of national beauties), comp. Wu Ching-so (fl. late16th century), pref. dated 1587, 3 vols., fac. repr. inMing-Ch’ing shan-pen hsiao-shuots’ung-k’an,ti-erhchi(Collectanea of rare editions of Ming-Ch’ing fiction, second se-ries) (Taipei: T’ien-i ch’u-pan she, 1985), vol. 3,chu ̈an7, p. 5a, lower register, l. 10;Hai-fu shan-t’ang tz’u-kao(Draft lyrics from Hai-fu shan-t’ang), by Feng Wei-min(1511–80), pref. dated 1566 (Shanghai: Shang-hai ku-chi ch’u-pan she, 1981),chu ̈an2b, p. 134, l. 10;Mu-lien chiu-mu ch’u ̈an-shan hsi-wen(An exhortatory drama on howMaudgalya ̄yana rescued his mother from the underworld), by Cheng Chih-chen(1518–95), author’s pref. dated 1582, inKu-pen hsi-ch’u ̈ts’ung-k’an, ch’u-chi, item 67,chu ̈an3, p. 32a, l. 5; and a set of songs by Hsu ̈eh Lun-tao (c. 1531–c. 1600),Ch’u ̈anMing san-ch’u ̈(Complete nondramatic song lyrics of the Ming), comp. Hsieh Po-yang,5 vols. (Chi-nan: Ch’i-Lu shu-she, 1994), 3:2848, l. 4.2. Wang Tao (276–339) held a succession of high offices during three reigns of theEastern Chin dynasty (317–420). For his biography, seeChin shu(History of the Chindynasty [265–420]), comp. Fang Hsu ̈an-ling (578–648) et al., 10 vols. (Peking: Chung-hua shu-chu ̈, 1974), vol. 6,chu ̈an65, pp. 1745–54.3. SeeThe Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P’ing Mei.Volume One:The Gather-ing, trans. David Tod Roy (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993), prefatory lyr-ics, n. 2.

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NOTESCHAPTER 411. This formulaic four-character expression occurs in an anonymous Sung dynastylyric,Ch’u ̈an Sung tz’u(Completetz’ulyrics of the Sung), comp. T’ang Kuei-chang,5 vols. (Hong Kong: Chung-hua shu-chu ̈, 1977), 5:3767, upper register, l. 12;Shen-hsiang ch’u ̈an-pien(Complete compendium on effective physiognomy), comp. Yu ̈anChung-ch’e (1376–1458), inKu-chin t’u-shu chi-ch’eng(A comprehensive corpus ofbooks and illustrations ancient and modern), presented to the emperor in 1725, fac.repr. (Taipei: Wen-hsing shu-tien, 1964), section 17,i-shu tien,chu ̈an634, p. 25b, l.5; the ch’uan-ch’i dramaWu Lun-ch’u ̈an Pei(Wu Lun-ch’u ̈an and Wu Lun-pei, or thefive cardinal human relationships completely exemplified), by Ch’iu Chu ̈n (1421–95), inKu-pen hsi-ch’u ̈ts’ung-k’an, ch’u-chi(Collectanea of rare editions of traditionaldrama, first series) (Shanghai: Shang-wu yin-shu kuan, 1954), item 37,chu ̈an4, scene29, p. 36a, l. 4; the ch’uan-ch’i dramaHuai-hsiang chi(The stolen perfume), by LuTs’ai (1497–1537),Liu-shih chung ch’u ̈ed. (Taipei: K’ai-ming shu-tien, 1970), scene23, p. 72, l. 3;Ch’u ̈an-Han chih-chuan(Chronicle of the entire Han dynasty), 12chu ̈an(Chien-yang: K’o-ch’in chai, 1588), fac. repr. inKu-pen hsiao-shuo ts’ung-k’an,ti-wu chi(Collectanea of rare editions of traditional fiction, fifth series) (Peking:Chung-hua shu-chu ̈, 1990), vol. 2,chu ̈an3, p. 3b, l. 5;San-ming t’ung-hui(Compre-hensive compendium on the three fates), comp. Wan Min-ying (cs 1550), in[Ying-yin Wen-yu ̈an ko] Ssu-k’u ch’u ̈an-shu([Facsimile reprint of the Wen-yu ̈an ko ImperialLibrary copy of the] Complete library of the four treasuries), 1,500 vols. (Taipei: T’ai-wan Shang-wu yin-shu kuan, 1986), vol. 810,chu ̈an1, p. 5b, ll. 6–7; the long sixteenth-century literary taleT’ien-yu ̈an ch’i-yu ̈(Celestial destinies remarkably fulfilled), inKuo-se t’ien-hsiang(Celestial fragrance of national beauties), comp. Wu Ching-so (fl. late16th century), pref. dated 1587, 3 vols., fac. repr. inMing-Ch’ing shan-pen hsiao-shuots’ung-k’an,ti-erhchi(Collectanea of rare editions of Ming-Ch’ing fiction, second se-ries) (Taipei: T’ien-i ch’u-pan she, 1985), vol. 3,chu ̈an7, p. 5a, lower register, l. 10;Hai-fu shan-t’ang tz’u-kao(Draft lyrics from Hai-fu shan-t’ang), by Feng Wei-min(1511–80), pref. dated 1566 (Shanghai: Shang-hai ku-chi ch’u-pan she, 1981),chu ̈an2b, p. 134, l. 10;Mu-lien chiu-mu ch’u ̈an-shan hsi-wen(An exhortatory drama on howMaudgalya ̄yana rescued his mother from the underworld), by Cheng Chih-chen(1518–95), author’s pref. dated 1582, inKu-pen hsi-ch’u ̈ts’ung-k’an, ch’u-chi, item 67,chu ̈an3, p. 32a, l. 5; and a set of songs by Hsu ̈eh Lun-tao (c. 1531–c. 1600),Ch’u ̈anMing san-ch’u ̈(Complete nondramatic song lyrics of the Ming), comp. Hsieh Po-yang,5 vols. (Chi-nan: Ch’i-Lu shu-she, 1994), 3:2848, l. 4.2. Wang Tao (276–339) held a succession of high offices during three reigns of theEastern Chin dynasty (317–420). For his biography, seeChin shu(History of the Chindynasty [265–420]), comp. Fang Hsu ̈an-ling (578–648) et al., 10 vols. (Peking: Chung-hua shu-chu ̈, 1974), vol. 6,chu ̈an65, pp. 1745–54.3. SeeThe Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P’ing Mei.Volume One:The Gather-ing, trans. David Tod Roy (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993), prefatory lyr-ics, n. 2.

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