Mao Jin

Mao Jin

Mao Jin (January 31, 1599 - September 13, 1659), formerly known as Fengbao, has the word Zijiu. Later, it was changed to Zijin, a potential name, and another name, Jigu master. Changshu (now Jiangsu Province) people. At the end of Ming Dynasty, he was a famous book collector, publisher, engraver, litterateur and Confucian scholar.

In his early years, he studied under Qian Qianyi. The family has a collection of more than 84000 books, most of which are engraved in song and Yuan Dynasties. They are collected in Jianji ancient pavilion and Mu Geng Lou. He once engraved thirteen classics, seventeen histories, Jinzhuo secretary, sixty kinds of songs and other books, which spread widely and ranked first among private engravers in the past dynasties. He is fond of copying rare secret books, which are well written. Later generations call them "Maochao". There are many works, such as Lu shuguangyao, Sumi Zhilin, Haiyu ancient and modern literary garden, textual research on Mao's poems, chronicles of Ming Dynasty's poems and Yinhu postscripts.

Life of the characters

Mao Jin (January 31, 1599 - September 13, 1659), formerly known as Fengbao, has the word Zijiu. Later, it was changed to Zijin, a potential name, and another name, Jigu master. Jiangsu Changshu Kuncheng Lake Seven Star Bridge (also known as caojiabin) people. Qian Qianyi, a little teacher, is erudite and has a strong memory. And made a living. Between Tianqi and Chongzhen, they tried many times to read and collect books at home. Father Qing, filial piety Li Tian, skilled in farming, family wealth. He had no intention of official career. He was determined to collect books, collect rare and secret books, and buy books at a high price. Others paid 1000 gold, but he paid 1200 gold, so Huzhou books gathered in front of the Mao family of Qixing bridge. At that time, there was a saying that "it's better to write to the Mao family than to do 360 businesses.". More than 84000 books were collected. Build Jigu Pavilion and Mu Geng building. He bought the Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty edition at a high price. He hired experts to copy it with fine paper and ink. The font was neat, just like the original, so he was famous for "Maochao". There are libraries named "Jigu Pavilion" and "Lvjun Pavilion" to collect fine books, and "Mu Geng Lou" to collect general books and proofread books. He hired famous people to collate his books. There are many book seals, including "Fengbao", "Maojin private seal", "Song edition", "Yuan edition", "Jigu Pavilion Shibao", "Jigu de XiuGuan", "Yinhu Xiaoyin", "Jigu collection Secretary", "Yushan Jigu Pavilion maozijin book", "Maoshi Zijiu", "Maoshi book collection grandson Yongbao", "Maojin secret book examination and approval authentic", "pen and inkstone are excellent, life is a joy" and "in" There are gods everywhere to protect "and so on. There is also a 56 character seal, which reads:" at the end of the official book of Zhao Wenmin, it says: my family is a scholar, and I work hard to buy books, so that I can leave them to my descendants. Later generations do not read, will be in the village, decadent its family, as poultry calf. If you return to another room, you should read the words and take them as your own. After his death, his books were purchased and collected by Ji Zhenyi and other families in Taizhou, and most of them were rare books of song and Yuan Dynasties. Later, most of them belonged to Xu Qianxue's "Zhuan Shi Lou".

About 30 years old, he started his business of collating and engraving books. He published a large number of books in his life. He was the one with the largest number of private engraving books, and played an important role in the history of Chinese publishing. He painstakingly collated, hired engravers, printers and many other people, and successively engraved more than 600 kinds of books. He published a wide range of books, including Tang and song anthologies, Baijia Jiuliu, daocang Ci and Qu, biographical novels, and widely engraved editions, reaching more than 200 kinds. He said that "Mao's books go all over the world". There are 15 volumes of Jinzhuo Secretary series and 141 kinds of books. Hu Zhenheng once edited and engraved the secret collection letter, and the stereotype was destroyed by fire. He got his scraps, and his family collected the old books. Most of the works of song and Yuan Dynasty lay particular stress on anecdotes. In the past, many books were not enough, but this series collected many books. It is also engraved with thirteen classics, seventeen histories and sixty kinds of songs. It is famous for its excellent writing, excellent paper and ink quality, fine carving and pleasing printing. The printed books include "shimeitang", "Lujun Pavilion", "Jigu Pavilion" and so on. The famous ones are thirteen classics, seventeen histories, Wenxuan Lizhu, Han Wei and Six Dynasties, Jin Zhuo secretary and so on. Some editions of Song Dynasty, such as Shuowen Jiezi, were handed down to the world because of the reduplication. Most of the Tang and Song poems are carefully corrected. Mao Jin's engraved books are the most private ones in the past dynasties, and they are good at copying rare secret books. They are well written. Later generations call them "Mao Chao", which is highly valued. He is the author of Yinhu inscriptions and postscripts, and edited Mao Shi Lu shuguangyao.

Besides compiling the bibliography of Jigu Pavilion, he wrote 152 prefaces and postscripts. They can be traced back to the source of the book, or the authenticity of the book, or the main points of the book. Pan Jingzheng compiled 249 pieces for it, which is called "Ji Gu Ge Shu Ba". The engraved edition has also been sold to Xi Jian's "Shaye Shanfang" and Wuxi Huashi. Zi Maoji (Y ǐ), Mao Bao and Mao Biao all have the ability to collect books. Mao Ji has compiled the bibliography of the secret collection of Jigu Pavilion, with 477 books for sale, marked with book price and edition. He has compiled hundreds of volumes, such as Lu shuguangyao of Mao poetry, records of Yinhu mountain, textual research of Mao poetry, anthology of Song Ci, prefaces and postscripts of field poetry, miscellaneous notes of Yuxiang, chronicles of Ming poetry, collection of Seng Hongxiu, Lu shuguangyao of Mao poetry, Sumi Zhilin, collection of yinxiu, prefaces and postscripts of Yinhu.

Main achievements

The rare books printed by Jigu Pavilion since the song and Yuan Dynasties are famous all over the world. There are more than 600 kinds and more than 100000 pages of engraving, involving classics and history, CI and Qu, series, religion, novels, notes and so on. It is the largest number of private engraving books in Chinese history. He has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Chinese culture.

Character evaluation

Mao Jin: poor search all over the world, hand written notes near the moth. There are thousands of volumes in the world.

Not only can it not be concealed, but also it has spread to the people of later generations.

personal works

He has collected more than 84000 books, carved more than 600 kinds of books, collected 141 kinds of books and 15 volumes of Jinzhuo Secretary series, and compiled 152 prefaces and postscripts in addition to jiguge bibliography.

It is engraved with thirteen classics, seventeen histories, Wen Xuan Li Zhu, Han Wei and Six Dynasties, Jin Zhuo secretary and sixty kinds of songs.

He is the author of Yinhu inscriptions and postscripts, and edited Mao Shi Lu shuguangyao

Anecdotes and allusions

Tipping paper:

At the end of Ming Dynasty, bamboo paper was produced in Jiangxi Province. The paper was fine, thin and soft, and the surface was smooth.

In the early days, people used to carve books with cotton paper, which had a long storage time, but the cost was expensive. In the later Mao and Jin Dynasties, books were carved in Jigu Pavilion. Except for a few more valuable books, they were still made of cotton paper, usually bamboo paper. The cost of bamboo paper engraving is low and easy to spread, which makes the engraving of Jigu Pavilion popular.

At that time, Mao Jin first went to Jiangxi Province to order a large amount of thick bamboo paper, and then stamped the paper with the word "Mao" on the edge. The reputation of "maobian paper" came from this, while the slightly thinner one was named "Maotai".

This theory is misinformation, and it has been recorded in Volume 15 of Wan Shu Za Ji written by Shen bang. "Before Mao's birth, the name of maobian paper already existed, but he loved to print books on it."

relatives

The eldest son: Mao Bao, a book collector in the early Qing Dynasty.

Second son: Mao Biao, Zi zuoshu, a book collector and engraver in the early Qing Dynasty.

Third son: Mao Jian, a famous book collector, collation and publisher in Qing Dynasty.

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