At an open lecture hall a bearded teacher sits at a desk on the porch with a scroll before him while five pupils kneel on mats below the steps; at the left a table holds an unrolled scroll, slip bundles, a blue-and-white water pot and brushes.
Yueji Commentary
The Yueji with Zheng Xuan's notes and Kong Yingda's subcommentary
Introduction
Volumes 37 and 38 of the Correct Meaning of the Book of Rites carry the Yueji, each passage followed by Zheng Xuan's note and Kong Yingda's subcommentary; volume 37 is headed “Yueji, Chapter 19.” The subcommentary quotes Zheng Xuan's Catalogue to say the title means a record of the meaning of music, and adds that eleven sections were kept while twelve others “still have their names.” Volume 38 holds the passage in which Marquis Wen tells Zixia that in court dress he listens to ancient music only fearing he will fall asleep.