Abstract:

The manuscript copy of Kui Yong Liu Du, which is in Shanghai Library, came from NaitoKonan. Naito Konan hired copyists to transcribe the original copy of Kui Yong Liu Du collected in KyotoPrefectural Library. One of Naito Konan’s transcripts was sent to Zhang Yuanji. Zhang Yuanji acceptedthe transcript and donated it, and now the transcript is in Shanghai Library. There are handwriting wordsof both Naito Konan and Zhang Yuanji on the title page of this transcript. Prof. Lai Xinxia in his paperargued that the transcript of Shanghai Library was an incomplete version because of Naito Konan’sdeliberateness. After comparing all the copies of Kui Yong Liu Du, we can get the conclusion that thetranscript in Shanghai Library is a complete version. This paper also researches the friendship betweenNaito Konan and Zhang Yuanji as well as the details concerning Naito Konan’s sending this transcript toZhang Yuanji.

Key words: Kui Yong Liu Du, Wang Qingliang, Naito Konan, Zhang Yuanji