<日本考>所见的日本婚葬礼俗--明代中国人的日本观初探

中国人真正研究日本的时期始于明代。明代不但产生了很多有关日本的著述 ,而且在对日本的了解认识上产生了质的转变和惊人的飞跃 ,逐步蜕去了以往照抄照搬旧史的陋习 ,开始以实际了解的真实情况充当史料了。其中的《日本考》详尽地介绍了当时日本的社会及民俗等情况 ,较集中地反映了中国人在明代研究日本的水平 ,是中国人在日本研究史上的一座里程碑。由于历史环境和历史条件所限 ,明代中国人的日本观仍处在隔雾看花、隔窗观月的似是而非的朦胧阶段。

The Japanese Marriage and Funeral in A Study of Japan: An Initiat Study of Chinese Knowledge on Japan in Ming Dynasty

In China, significant studies of Japan were started in Ming Dynasty. During that time many works were written about Japan, significant data attained, and the knowledge on Japan was greatly improved as well. The study of history was beginning to base on the first hand materials, instead of copying from old documents, a corrupted custom that had been existed for a long time. A Study of Japan explains in details the society and customs of Japan at that age, which reflected the academic level of Japanese studies of the Chinese in Ming Dynasty. A Study of Japan is considered as a milestone on Japanese study. Though it is an age of vague knowledge on the life overseas, due to the limitation of geography and living condition at that time.