Naitō Konan's study on the History of Epigraphy

Naitō Konan (1866-1934) was an Oriental historian and Sinologist, who was representative in Japan from the Meiji era to the early Shōwa era. Depending on Seigaku tōzen (西学東漸), that Japanese accepted Western science and culture aggressively at that time, Konan regarded the importance of the study of Chinese history and Kaozheng (考証). He especially succeeded the research methods of China's Qian Jia School (乾嘉学派), and founded the Kyoto School of Sinology with Kuwabara Jitsuzō and Kano Naoki. Different from the Tokyo School of Historiography, they emphasized an unique historical research and system which depended on Kaozheng, and therefore trained many of researchers. Notwithstanding Konan produced important influence concerning the Cultural history of Chinese, the relative research of his study on the History of Epigraphy has not yet progressed competitively. This article purposes to investigate the transition and expansion of Konan's study on the History of Epigraphy by using the text such as Enzan-sosui (燕山楚水) Sinchō-shi tsūron (清朝史通論), and Sina shigaku-shi (支那史学史).
内田慶市教授古稀記念号