Wakan Sansai Zue
The is an illustrated Japanese leishu encyclopedia published in 1712 in the Edo period. It consists of 105 volumes in 81 books. Its compiler was Terashima or Terajima, a doctor from Osaka. It describes and illustrates various activities of daily life, such as carpentry and fishing, as well as plants and animals, and constellations. As seen from the title of the book, which means Japan and, Terajima's idea was based on a Chinese encyclopedia, specifically the Ming work Sancai Tuhui by Wang Qi, known in Japan as the Sansai Zue. Reproductions of the Wakan Sansai Zue are still in print in Japan.
