Study on the Manuscript Poxian Ci Yingxuan(坡仙詞英選) in the Mansong Collection of Korea University

This study aims to elucidate the characteristics and bibliographical value of Poxian Ci Yingxuan(坡仙詞英選), a newly discovered source that has not yet been introduced to academia. Poxian Ci Yingxuan is a selection of Su Shi’s ci, compiled by the Chosŏn literatus “Jukhagwansanin” (竹下館散人) in the Eulyu year (乙酉, estimated as 1785, 1845, or 1905). At present, a single manuscript copy is preserved in the Mansong Collection of Korea University. In terms of content, Poxian Ci Yingxuan selects 69 cipai(tune patterns) and 261 ci works by Su Shi. Unlike Chinese anthologies of Su Shi’s ci, however, this collection was not a direct transcription of existing Chinese selections; instead, it was recompiled in Chosŏn using The Complete Works of Dongpo(東坡先生全集) as its base text. This reveals the bibliographical significance of the work as a newly arranged product of a Chosŏn literatus. From the perspective of type, Poxian Ci Yingxuan belongs to the category of Chosŏn-era self-transcribed anthologies of Chinese ci. Although the number of such Chosŏn self-transcribed ci anthologies has been limited, this work represents a unique record that comprehensively includes not only Su Shi’s ci but also individual pieces, making it the only extant example of its kind today.