Chinese incense culture(香学)
Xiang Cheng Volume 13: Incense Affairs Classification III
A volume-by-volume interpretation of Zhou Jiazhou's Xiang Cheng, Volume 13, "Incense Affairs Classification III."
Volume 13 · Incense Affairs Classification III
A compilation of stories on how incense relates to festivals, the home, and the arts of qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Its Place in Xiang Cheng
The twenty-eight volumes of Xiang Cheng are divided into six major sections: appraisal of incense materials (Volumes 1–5), religious and court incense use (Volumes 6–7), incense anecdotes and allusions (Volumes 8–16), incense literature and poetry (Volumes 17–20), incense formulas (Volumes 21–25), and literati offerings and blended floral fragrances (Volumes 26–28). This volume is one link in that chain, connecting the complete incense culture(香学) genealogy of "documents—anecdotes—formulas."