Wakan Sansai Zue

The Wakan Sansai Zue (和漢三才図会, lit.

It describes and illustrates various activities of daily life, such as carpentry and fishing, as well as plants and animals, and constellations.

[1] As seen from the title of the book (wa 和, which means Japan, and kan 漢, which means China), Terajima's idea was based on a Chinese encyclopedia, specifically the Ming work Sancai Tuhui ("Pictorial..." or "Illustrated Compendium of the Three Powers") by Wang Qi (1607), known in Japan as the Sansai Zue (三才図会).

Reproductions of the Wakan Sansai Zue are still in print in Japan.

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