Sairan Igen
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The Sairan Igen (采覧異言) is a five-volume geography established in 1713 then revised in 1725 by the Japanese Confucian philosopher, government official, and poet Arai Hakuseki.[1] It was an early and influential work of world geography in Japan, widely circulated there by manuscripts.[2] Based on knowledge that Hakuseki gained through conversations with missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti[2] and referencing such works as Matteo Ricci's Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (lit. 'A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World'),[1] the books describe the geography, history, customs, and biological organisms of the world as known during Hakuseki's day.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sairan Igen" さいらんいげん【采覧異言】. 精選版 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Concise edition) (in Japanese). Japan: Shogakukan. Retrieved 2025-06-03 – via Kotobank.
- ^ a b "Sairan Igen" 采覧異言 さいらんいげん. 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) (Encyclopedia Nipponica (in Japanese). Japan: Shogakukan. Retrieved 2025-06-03 – via Kotobank.
External links
[edit]- 1881 print of a revised edition by Ōtsuki Fumihiko: volume 1/2 (Europe, Lybya (Africa)), volume 2/2 (Asia, Americas)
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