Shi ming suo yin 室名索引 [Index of Studio Names] [with]: 增訂别號索引; 附補遺 [Appendix; with Addenda]...
Two vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers, orig. title slips on upper wrappers, orig. stitching. Shanghai: 1934-43.
Expanded edition of this index of the studio names of historical figures. Chinese intellectuals commonly had at least three names: their proper name (ming 名), used within the family; the courtesy name (zi 字), given when coming of age for use outside the family; and one or more style names (hao 號), which could either be chosen by the individual themselves or given to them by others. Our book concentrates on the last type of name.
Chen Naiqian (1896-1971) was a publisher... More