Chinese Incense Culture(香学)
Xiang Cheng, Volume 16: Miscellaneous Records of Incense Matters IV
A volume-by-volume interpretation of Zhou Jiazhou's Xiang Cheng, Volume 16, "Miscellaneous Records of Incense Matters IV."
Volume 16 · Miscellaneous Records of Incense Matters IV
Concludes the allusions of incense matters, comprehensively gathering those not previously covered.
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), allusions of incense matters (Volumes 8–16), incense literature and poetry (Volumes 17–20), incense formulas (Volumes 21–25), and literati pure offerings and blended floral incense (Volumes 26–28). This volume is one link in that chain, threading together the complete genealogy of incense culture(香学) from "documents—allusions—techniques."