The Seal of the Unity of the Three — Vol. 2 - The Golden Elixir

162 II. Commentaries, Essays, and Related Works
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1. ZHANG WENLONG AND ZHU CHANGCHUN
[10] Zhouyi cantong qi jiejian 周 易 參 同 契 解 箋 , 1566 and 1612.
The Zhouyi cantong qi jiejian (An Explication of the Zhouyi cantong
qi, with Additional Annotations) contains a commentary by Zhang
Wenlong 張 文 龍 (fl. 1566, from Shaanxi) and a subcommentary by
Zhu Changchun 朱 長 春 (fl. 1583–1612, from Zhejiang). Zhang
Wenlong obtained his juren degree in 1546 and served the Qing
administration with a minor office in Chengdu (Sichuan). 9 Zhu
Changchun, who obtained his jinshi degree in 1583 and was Secretary
(zhushi 主 事 ) in the Ministry of Justice, is also known as the editor of
an extant commentary to the Guanzi 管 子 . 10
The text of the Cantong qi found in this work is based on Chen
Zhixu’s redaction. It is divided into 35 chapters that follow those of
Chen Zhixu, except that the first chapter bears no number, and the
remaining ones are numbered from 1 to 34. The main indicators of
textual filiation consistently agree with Chen Zhixu’s text, including
the sequences of verses 2:3–6, 46:9–12, and 72:9–14, and the presence
of verse 15:2 (even Chen Zhixu’s gloss, “Other redactions lack this
verse”, is included). 11 Unlike Chen Zhixu’s redaction, however, Zhang
Wenlong’s text contains the “Eulogium” (“Zanxu” 讚 序 ) as an
appendix to chapter 34, clearly set apart from the main text. This
section is drawn from Yu Yan’s redaction, as shown by readings found
only in his text.
Zhang Wenlong’s and Zhu Changchun’s commentaries are
marked as “Explications” (“Jie” 解 ) and “Annotations” (“Jian” 箋 ),
respectively. Several chapters are concluded by appendixes containing
quotations from earlier commentaries to the Cantong qi—especially
those by Yu Yan and Chen Zhixu—and other works.
9
On Zhang Wenlong see Xuxiu Siku quanshu zongmu tiyao (gaoben),
19:370–71; and the entries on Chen Zhixu’s and Li Guangdi’s commentaries
in Siku quanshu zongmu, 146.1249 and 147.1257, respectively. While there is
no indication that he was initiated or formally ordained as a Taoist, the
colophon to the Han Wei congshu edition of his work calls him a “true
man” (zhenren 真 人 ).
10
On Zhu Changchun and his Guanzi commentary see Siku quanshu
zongmu, 101.849.
11
For more details on this point see above, p. 161 note 7.
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