Chinese incense culture(香学)
Xiang Cheng Volume 19: Xiangxu Yu San · Xiang Ci
A volume-by-volume interpretation of Zhou Jiazhou's Xiang Cheng, Volume 19, "Xiangxu Yu San · Xiang Ci."
Volume 19 · Xiangxu Yu San · Xiang Ci
Records incense ci poems of the Song and Ming dynasties, noting works such as "Ruinao Xiao Jinshou" and "Xinzi Luoyi."
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 lore and allusions (volumes 8–16), incense prose and poetry (volumes 17–20), incense formulas (volumes 21–25), and literati pure 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 "texts—lore—methods."