A set of guqin tablature, Wuzhizhai Qinpu, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆刊本 汪孟舒題康熙六十年《五知齋琴譜》八卷

Shi Yinmei (1889 - 1954), Jiangsu.

Collection of Yanqin Zhai, Hong Kong.

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史荫美（1889—1954年）, 江蘇

硯琴齋收藏，香港

The collector seal Jiangdu Shishi Cangshu refers to Shi Yinmei (1889–1954), a Jiangdu native, was a noted guqin and guzheng musician whose work was detailed in the 1937 publication Jinyu Qinkan. According to the record, at the age of 48 and residing at No. 83 Dadongmen in Yangzhou, he held high proficiency in his field. A pupil of the qin master Huang Mianzhi (1853 - 1919), Shi's personal collection boasted a Yuan dynasty guqin by Zhu Zhiyuan, along with music scores such as Ziyuantang Qinpu, Jiao'an Qinpu, Chuncaotang Qinpu, Qinxue Rumen, and Wuzhizhai Qinpu. His talent extended beyond playing, as he was adept at arranging music for a variety of traditional instruments including the fenting, pipa, and ling sheng. The present lot might indeed be the one referenced in the Jinyu Qinkan.

The Wuzhizhai Qinpu was compiled by the early Qing guqin master Xu Qi, who completed the manuscript in the 60th year of the Kangxi reign (1721). It was subsequently published by Zhou Lufeng in the 2nd year of the Yongzheng reign (1724). Comprising eight volumes and featuring thirty-three melodies, the work is renowned for its precise fingering notation and exceptional printing quality, which led to its wide circulation throughout the Qing dynasty.

The present lot is a reprint produced by the Hongxing Shanfang (Red Apricot Studio) in the 2nd year of the Qianlong reign (1737). The text is formatted with eight lines per half-page, featuring black-lined columns and single fishtail margin marks

江都史氏即史荫美（1889—1954年），為近代古琴及古箏演奏家，《今虞琴刊》（1937年）有載：「史荫美，48歲，籍貫江蘇江都，住揚州大東門83號；從琴師黃勉之學藝，藏有「朱志遠所製」古琴一張和《自遠堂》、《蕉庵》、《春草堂》、《琴學入門》、《五知齋琴譜》等琴譜，一切分庭、琵琶、靈笙編曲，一切皆知。」本套《五知齋琴譜》或即為《今虞琴刊》所提之。

《五知齋琴譜》清早期琴家徐祺編撰成稿於康熙六十年，周魯封刊印於雍正二年成書。共八卷，收三十三曲，指法精確，刻印精良，在清代流傳頗廣。本套為乾隆二年（1737年）紅杏山房重刻本，烏絲欄，單魚尾，單頁八行。