An Annotated Translation of Wang Wei’s “Xuhua” in Lidaiminghuaji juan 6
Mio Murata
Journal of International Studies 7 165 - 189 2022/06
This paper is an annotated translation of part of Wang Wei
in Zhang Yanyuan’s Lidaiminghuaji juan 6, including Wang Wei’s
“Xuhua”. There are many critical editions and annotated translations of
Lidaiminghuaji, including the part of Wang Wei. Also, there are research
books that discuss Wang Wei in detail. However, each of the above
research results has a different form, and there are considerable variations
in proofreading and interpretation about “Xuhua”. This paper proofread
part of Wang Wei in Lidaiminghuaji juan 6, including Wang Wei’s
“Xuhua”, translated into Japanese, and annotated again. The main purpose
of this paper is to review the past research results, synthesize their
advantages, and supplement annotations of the examples.
KEYWORDS: 歴代名畫記, 王微, 敍畫, 山水畫, 畫論