川合 康三

About the Author

Kawasaki Yasuzo is a distinguished Japanese scholar and historian renowned for his meticulous research into classical Chinese texts and their transmission in East Asia. With a career spanning decades at leading academic institutions, he has dedicated himself to unraveling the complexities of ancient bibliographies and historical records, bridging the gap between Tang dynasty historiography and modern scholarship. His groundbreaking work, Sui Shu Jingji Zhi Xiang Kao, exemplifies his rigorous methodology, offering a detailed examination of the bibliographic treatise in the Book of Sui that has become an indispensable resource for sinologists and historians alike. Through his publications, Kawasaki continues to illuminate the evolution of knowledge systems in imperial China, influencing contemporary understandings of cultural heritage and textual criticism.