Jieshi Diao · Youlan Notation Manuscript
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Title
Jieshi Diao · Youlan Notation Manuscript
Subject
Guqin music, ancient Chinese musical notation
Description
Jieshi Diao Youlan is the oldest known surviving piece of guqin music, believed to date back to the Tang Dynasty. The music is recorded in the form of the Jianzi notation, which describes the string pressing, fingering and rhythm requirements in Chinese characters.
Creator
Anonymous (original composer, attributed to Tang Dynasty)
Source
Original manuscript stored in Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Publisher
N/A
Date
Estimated between the 7th–8th century CE (Tang Dynasty)
Contributor
Qiu Ming (Scribe of the manuscript)
Rights
Tokyo National Museum for the physical manuscript, original composition in the public domain
Relation
Related to other ancient guqin scores and traditional Chinese music heritage
Format
Physical manuscript
Language
Classical Chinese
Type
Musical notation
Identifier
Collection Reference No. TB-1393 (Tokyo National Museum)
Coverage
China, Tang Dynasty
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
27.4 X 423.1 cm
Citation
Anonymous (original composer, attributed to Tang Dynasty) , “Jieshi Diao · Youlan Notation Manuscript,” Omeka, accessed February 7, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/104.