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“THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE.“ XU CISHU'S BIOGRAPHY
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L'articolo "'The Brush-Rest and the Tea Stove': Xu Cishu's Biography" di Livio Zanini tratta la biografia di Xu Cishu (1547-1604), letterato di Hangzhou autore del Chashu (Trattato sul tè, 1597). La prima parte raccoglie le informazioni introduttive sulle fonti relative a tale autore disponibili, sulla base delle quali è stato possibile tracciare la sua biografia. Figlio di un funzionario e dotato per le lettere, Xu Cishu non intraprese la carriera amministrativa, forse a causa di un suo handicap fisico. Nel corso della sua vita si trovò spesso in difficoltà economiche fu costretto a svolgere diversi lavori che lo portarono a viaggiare lontano dalla sua città natale. Xu Cishu era buon amico di Feng Mengzhen e conosceva Tu Long e altri eminenti letterati dell'area del Jiangnan. Nella parte dedicata alle opere di Xu Cishu viene offerta una descrizione del suo Chashu e si cerca di fare luce sulla sua origine. Il tè il particolare modo in cui veniva consumato era un elemento distintivo dei letterati e divenne oggetto di grande interesse all'interno della letteratura dedicata propri dello stile di vita dell'élite che caratterizza l'ultima parte della dinastia Ming. Il testo di Xu è interamente dedicato a tale bevanda ed è basato prevalentemente sulla sua esperienza personale e su quella di suoi amici e altri esperti di tè. L'ultima parte dell'articolo offre la traduzione integrale del necrologio dedicato a Xu Cishu e delle due prefazioni al suo trattato.
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“The paragraph “Xu Ranming” in the first juan of Dongcheng Zaji (Miscellaneous Notes from the Eastern Quarter) by Li E (1692-1752).15”
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“The figure of Xu Cishu drew considerable attention after the erroneous dating of his death and of the composition of the CS by Nakamura Takashi and Nunome Chofu.”
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“It has been possible to find 25 episodes where Xu Cishu appears.”
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“This study will take into account all of the sources on Xu Cishu, which include his epitaph, the two prefaces, the text and the postscript of the CS, the letters and diary by Feng Mengzhen, as well as a short biography composed during the Qing dynasty.”
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“even in the rare cases in which temporal indications are present in the letters, it was not possible to single out corresponding references in the diary.”
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“Of the four sons of Xu Yingyuan, Cishu was the only one to inherit his father's predisposition for literary studies.36”
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“To stay afloat, he had to carry out irregular jobs that required him to travel once or twice a year to distant provinces.”
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“The treatise on tea is the only one of his works that is preserved today.”
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“among whom a few experts on tea stand out, such as Feng Mengzhen, Tu Long and Xu Gui”
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“We know that he was in Shangdong for a period of time to serving as a companion or tutor under the patronage of a high-ranking figure.42”
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“Xu Cigong Ranming Muzhiming (Xu Cigong Ranming's Epitaph), 4 written by Feng Mengzhen 5 (1548-1605) 6 .”
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“diary kept by Feng Mengzhen with irregular frequency between 1587 and 1605.13 This script is contained in juans 47-62 of KXTJ.”
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“Li E drew most of his information for the Xu Cishu biography from KXTJ, adding some personal comments.16”
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“This work dates to 1728 and contains annotations on people and places in the eastern quarter of Hangzhou, where both the author and Xu Cishu lived.”
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“Within the CS and the author's postscript there are many passages with autobiographical information.”
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“The only modern biographical dictionary that has an item on Xu Cishu is Mingren Zhuanji Ziliao Suoyin (from here on MRSY), which reports a few facts drawn from his obituary that was written by Feng Mengzhen.”
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“They are personal communications written in a fairly laconic style and relating to facts unknown to us.These letters are not dated.14”
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“The CSQJ (Complete Collection of the Treatises on Tea), compiled by Yu Zheng in 1613.It is the first collection of texts specifically dedicated to tea.”
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“This text dates to the period between the end of 1604 and Feng's death 7 , and is contained in juan 13 of Kuaixue Tang Ji (from here on KXTJ), a collection of Feng Mengzhen's scripts published in 1616.8”
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“As the author never undertook a career in government, however, the information we have on his life is rather sparse.”
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“This preface is dated “spring of the year dingwei” (1607) and is contained in all editions of CS.”
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“all studies done to present take into account only a portion of the documents concerning this writer and none offers an in-depth and comparative analysis of the sources.”
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“the only piece of Xu's writing that survives”
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“The epitaph is concerned mainly with moral and intellectual virtues of Xu, but also contains important information about his life and family.”
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“Six letters from Feng Mengzhen to Xu Cishu contained in the section “Epistles” (chidu ) of KXTJ (juans 32-44).”
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“Feng Mengzhen's diary illustrates the omnipresence of tea in the daily life of scholars at the time and the weight of the exchange of information on it.”
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“During the period when Feng was in Hangzhou, Xu Cishu spent much time with him, joining him on boating excursions on the Eastern Lake, visiting the numerous sanctuaries scattered about the surrounding hills, and, on a few occasions, travelling to other cities of Jiangnan.40”
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“The compilers of Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao, while recognising the CS to be extremely accurate in its treatment of the methods of harvesting, conserving, and preparing tea, maintained that upon close examination there were numerous inaccuracies and that the author made an error in the identification of an ancient spring.62”
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“Xu Cishu (zi: Ranming ) was born in 1549.34”
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“Feng Mengzhen's epitaph (which indicates a date of death of 1605)”
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“The oldest editions available are that in the CSQJ (1613) with the title Chashu, and that in the BYTMJ (1620) with the title Xu Ranming Xiansheng Chashu.”
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“The dates of Xu's death and of the composition of the CS have been subjects of debate following arguments put forward by Nakamura Takashi and Nunome Chofu.”
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“Xu Cishu developed a strong preference for the writings of the taoist philosopher Zhuang Zi, even adopting the nickname (hao) Nanhua , from a title attributed to the thinker in the early years of the Tang dynasty.37”
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“The work is divided into four sections, where 25 titles are collected, from the Chajing by Lu Yu (Cf.infra, note 96) to the treatises slightly preceding his compilation, to which are attached a fifth section with a paper composed by Yu Zheng himself.The CS is contained in the fourth section.”
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“Feng himself was also an esteemed connoisseur of the drink.59”
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“Presumably around his twentieth year he married a woman nee Ping , who died a few years later, around 1574, and of whom was born his only son, Xu Zhaonan .”
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“The text contains about 4,500 characters and consists of one juan, subdivided into 36 paragraphs (each with its own title) with a postscript by the author.55”
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“According to his own statements in the CS, he visited Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangdong.41”
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“Feng Mingzhen -who already knew Xu Cishu's cousins Pingyu and Lingci , sons of Xu Yingheng -described him as a “famous scholar” of Hangzhou following their first meeting in 1589.39”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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“After more than a century, Li E bestowed upon the CS one of the highest compliments, stating that “it arrives to seize the essence of tea and is complementary to Lu Yu's Chajing.”61”
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“Of Xu Cishu's non-literary interests, we know only of his passion for collecting oddly shaped rocks (qishi ) 48 and of that for tea.”
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“During the last of his trips, he accidentally fell into a body of water, almost drowning.Upon returning to Hangzhou, he decided never to leave again.”
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“The revenues that Xu Cishu gained from his employment were quickly and regularly exhausted within a period of a few months.”
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“Xu Cishu addresses practically all aspects of the production and consumption of tea in a systematic way, and is the first to discuss some of the important innovations in tea-drinking that had developed in the course of the dynasty.”
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“the CS was the first and only of his works to be published.”
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In the paper
“The later editions are found within the following congshu (Cf.Wan 1958, n. 58): Jujia Bibei, Xinshang Bian, Guang Baichuan Xuehai, Xu Shuofu (only the first ten paragraphs), Gujin Tushu Jicheng (incomplete), Shuobu Congshu, Congshu Jicheng.”
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“In contrast, it seems that he generally abstained from consuming alcoholic drinks.52”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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In the paper
“yet at the beginning of the eighteenth century, Li E tells us that they have already been lost.”
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“The first edition, which has been lost, was edited by Xu Shiqi in 1607.”
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“Xu Cishu acquired a certain notoriety for his literary style, and moved among circles of the Hangzhou elite.”
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In the paper
“The two brothers were among the most well-known scholars in Hangzhou during the Jiajing reign (1522-1566) and became known as “the two Xus”.20”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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“The branch of the Xu clan, to which Xu Cishu belonged, settled in Hangzhou six generations before him, after leaving the Dong'an district in Hebei.17”
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In the paper
“A few years later, the text was republished in CSQJ and then later within other collectanea.60”
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- Not matchedcites CSQJ
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“We know that he left behind two collections of writings under the titles Xiaopin Shi Ji (Collection of the Hall of Treatises) and Dangzhi Zhai Ji (Collection from the Studio of the Comb and Washbasin).”
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In the paper
“Bao died around 1552 -when Cishu was only three -afterwards Madam Zhang (? -1603), his father's second wife and the mother of his younger brothers, took up caring for him.35”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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“The resulting text was completed in 1597, when Cishu showed it to his friend Xu Shiqi, a year after their holiday in Longjing.”
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“Xu Cishu's house was located in south-east of Hangzhou, close to the city walls, a few hundred meters south of where the city's train station is located”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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In the paper
“Like his father, he was well-versed in the poetic styles of shi and ci.53”
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In the paper
“Xu could boast of a deep and recognised experience in this field and, in the postscript of the CS, affirms that he always had -apart from his love for literary composition -a strong passion for tea, to the point of always bringing with him “the brush-rest and the tea stove”.51”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites CS
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“Tea appears in many references to meetings between Xu Cishu and Feng Mengzhen.50”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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In the paper
“The first two outstanding figures in the family, registered as popular class, 18 were the father of Cishu, Xu Yingyuan (1506-1565; zi: Zichun ; hao: Mingshan ) and his younger brother, Xu Yingheng (hao: Shiwu ).”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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In the paper
“The version in the CSQJ is without the preface by Xu Shiqi, but is more reliable with regards to the text.”
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- Not matchedcites CSQJ
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“He was the second child of Yingyuan, and the last one he had by his first wife, Bao .”
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In the paper
“They earned the title of jinshi in 1532 and 1544, respectively, 19 qualifying within just over a decade of each other.”
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In the paper
“Throughout his life, Xu Cishu was constantly running into financial difficulties, partly due to his extravagant tastes.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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“Xu Cishu died at home on October 7, 1604.”
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In the paper
“In his preface to the CS, Xu Shiqi reports that in 1607 Huang Ruheng (1558-1626) 54 was preparing to publish these two collections”
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“Today, the text is considered one of the most important and representative texts on tea of the Ming period.”
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“Xu Cishu was certainly a prolific writer and his works include both prose and poetry.”
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In the paper
“Xu Cishu's Treatise on Tea is considered one of the most representative works on the subject from the Ming dynasty and it distinguishes itself from other contemporary texts through the thoroughness and originality of its content.”
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“As acutely pointed out by Craig Clunas, the consumption of luxury goods and engagement in refined pastimes assumed a key position in the socio-economic dynamics that emerged in the late Ming period.”
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- Not matchedcites Craig Clunas
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“An understanding the origins of the CS, helps us to comprehend and appreciate its contents, as well as place it among the writings of the period.”
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“Xu Cishu is accused of confusing the well found on top of Mount Jinshan (in the city of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) with the ancient spring of Zhongling.Actually, the author of CS expresses his correct perplexity about the identification of the well with the famous ancient spring, believing it to have disappeared as a result of changes in the terrain.”
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- Not matchedcites Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao
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“we must remember the incorrectness of the compilers about the number of chapters of CS”
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- Not matchedcites note 55
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“Furthermore, information regarding other minor figures active in Hangzhou at the end of the sixteenth century can be brought to light.”
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In the paper
“The end of the Ming dynasty was characterised by a great interest on the part of the Jiangnan elite in the collection of art work and antiques as well as in the consumption of luxury goods.45”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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- Not matchedcites Clunas 1991
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- Not matchedcites Clunas 1996
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In the paper
“He was handicapped, however, and it was probably due to his physical impairment that he never entered into a career in civil service.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
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In the paper
“Xu Cishu's friendship with Feng Mengzhen, his acquaintance with Tu Long (1542-1605), 46 and most likely with Gao Lian 47 -the latter two authors of two of the most significant works dedicated to the “things” proper of the elite lifestyleplaces him in the milieu of the literati most involved in this kind of matters.”
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In the paper
“Among these people, we can first identify his father, whose hao Mingshan (Tea mountain) let us suppose that Cishu inherited his passion for tea from him, and then Feng Mengzhen and several people who were a part of his entourage: Yao Bodao, who in his preface to the CS claims to have passed to Xu Cishu all his knowledge of tea; Tu Long, author of Chajian ; 56 Xu Gui , 57 mentioned in the KXTJ as a”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Works
hedgeddirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
The paper states this without a source or data behind it here, so there is nothing to check it against. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Until now, all the treatises on this drink, as well as books written on other material goods, have been considered almost a subproduct of official literature, merely the fruits of literati pastimes.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Conclusion
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: fails — The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
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In the paper
“In this regard, the CS presents the most accurate subdivision among all the treatises on tea from the Ming dynasty.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Works
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: fails — The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
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In the paper
“Through an analysis of the biographic sources of Xu Cishu, it is possible to construct an image of his life, filling in an omission common to all the major biographic indexes of the Ming epoch and to the studies on the history of tea.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Conclusion
hedgeddirectSingle case- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The biographical and textual sources used (epitaph, prefaces, gazetteers, diaries) are reliable enough for the paper's historical reconstruction and dating.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“This largely biographical study makes evident the importance of a revaluation of the enormous body of texts dedicated to tea in all its aspects, for their value as sources on daily life and material culture in the Ming period.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Conclusion
boosted- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
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In the paper
“According to the title of one of his collections, we can suppose that he named his studio Dangzhi zhai (Studio of the Comb and Washbasin).”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Xu Cishu's Biography
hedged- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
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In the paper
“In this attitude, we can perceive the strong discrimination that many late Ming writings endured in the course of the compilation of the SKQS during the following dynasty, and that, in many ways, has shaped the general approach to the study of Chinese literary heritage.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Conclusion
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: fails — The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper may give no reason why it holds. It may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“The wife would have died around 1574, when Xu Cishu was only 25.”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Tomb inscription for Xu Cishu Ranming
hedgedSingle case- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: The biographical and textual sources used (epitaph, prefaces, gazetteers, diaries) are reliable enough for the paper's historical reconstruction and dating.
The paper relies on this without support.
Feng Mengzhen's epitaph reliably records facts about Xu Cishu's life.
“When not otherwise specified, the facts on Xu Cishu's life are from Feng's Epitaph.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Feng Mengzhen's diary accurately records events and dates involving Xu Cishu.
“diary kept by Feng Mengzhen with irregular frequency between 1587 and 1605.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The Chashu and its postscript provide reliable autobiographical information about Xu Cishu.
“Within the CS and the author's postscript there are many passages with autobiographical information.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The two prefaces to the Chashu reliably report facts about Xu Cishu and the text.
“This preface is dated “spring of the year dingwei” (1607) and is contained in all editions of CS.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Li E's Qing biography accurately draws its information from KXTJ.
“Li E drew most of his information for the Xu Cishu biography from KXTJ, adding some personal comments.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The biographical and textual sources used (epitaph, prefaces, gazetteers, diaries) are reliable enough for the paper's historical reconstruction and dating.
“Through an analysis of the biographic sources of Xu Cishu, it is possible to construct an image of his life”
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Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
In the paper
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Works
“Huang Ruheng (1558-1626)”
§ "THE BRUSH-REST AND THE TEA STOVE > Works
“Huang Ruheng (zi: Zhenfu ; 1558-1620)”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zanini, L.
- Corresponding author
- Zanini, Livio
- ORCID
- Zanini, Livio
- Venue
- Ming Qing yanjiu
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2002-02-06
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 123-152
- ISSN
- 1724-8574 (ISSN-L)
- 2468-4791
- OpenAlex
- W2884522603
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Ming Qing Yanjiu (publishedVersion)
- ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Chinese history and philosophy
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Biographical and Historical Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Historical and Literary Analyses
- Keywords
- tea treatises, Ming literati, Jiangnan literati, tea consumption, literati lifestyle, Ming dynasty, preface, funeral oration
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