Abstract:

Because A Supplement to Notes from Lao Xue An didn't appear when Notes from Lao Xue An was published in the first year of Shaoding reign, also because its title was not included into An Explanatory Booklist from Zhi Zhai or General Verification to Literature or Song History, the book is likely to be a pseudograph, that is, written by someone passing off as Lu You after 1345. Four pieces of the book"Bai Da", "Tui Hong", "Wang Yuanzhi' s Poems" and "A Brief Recommendation of Su Xun" show evident mistakes and misses. As one kind of "Cuju" games, "Bai Da" is very popular in the Song Dynasty, but about which, the author of this book knows nothing. And "Tui Hong", related to tinct, is used by Lu You himself in his creation, which is mistaken for "pink" in the book. And the annotation of the Wang Yuanzhi' s verse "A breeze broke a few sticks of flower while orioles sang" is both stiff and shallow. What' s more, the book also mistakes "Lei Taijian" for "Liu Taijian" and has a reckless criticism of Su Shi and his son. In a word, A Supplement to Notes from Lao Xue An not only displays a lower learning level but also contradicts Lu You' s life and work, thus being nothing but a pseudograph. It is a misplay for Notes from Lao Xue An, one of the series titled "Historical Notes in the Tang and Song Dynasties" published by Chinese Press, not to distinguish between trueness and falseness.

Key words: Key words：  Lu You; A Supplement to Notes from Lao Xue An; pseudograph