About the author
Hong Chu was a man of letters of the Song dynasty; public sources on his life, career, and dates of birth and death are limited and await further research. His writings span cultural essays and poetic criticism. His best-known extant work is Xiangpu (Treatise on Incense), which records the categories of aromatics, their preparation, and their uses, making it an important source for the study of ancient Chinese incense culture. Another work, Hong Jufu Shihua, preserves anecdotes and critical remarks about the poetry circles of the Song dynasty and is useful for understanding the poetic views of the time. Four related titles are held in the collection, including the series Zhongguo Gudai Wuzhi Wenhua Congshu (Collected Works on the Material Culture of Ancient China) and its volume Xiangdian. His subjects lean toward material culture and the everyday life of the period, combining historical documentation with connoisseurial interest in a plain, practical style.
Written (4)
Rating 3.9★ Incense Manual 洪刍 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive and literary. Early forms of thought have distinctive f… Rating 3.6★ Hong Jufu's Remarks on Poetry 洪刍 · 2024 The intellectual traditions of Chinese culture have a long history and are marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality… Rating 4.4★ Ancient Chinese Material Culture Series (5-Volume Set) 周嘉胄 / 洪刍 / 沈寿 / 张謇 Chongqing Publishing House · 2021 This five-volume set in the Chinese Material Culture series comprises Xiangdian (The Incense Codex), Xueyi Xiupu (The Xueyi Embroidery Manual), Yingza… Rating 4.3★ Ancient Chinese Material Culture Series: Incense Compendium 周嘉胄 / 洪刍 / 陈敬 Chongqing Publishing House · 2020 The Classic of Fragrance brings together the transmitted incense classics Xiang Cheng, Xiang Pu, and Chen shi Xiang Pu. Beginning with the types and o…Publishers
Chongqing Publishing House