Abstract: The establishment of the Confucian literature in the Edo period is inseparable from the nourishment of Chinese classics. Exploring the relationship between the extraterritorial Confucian Chinese books and Chinese classics is not only the content of history of SinoJapanese cultural exchange, but also the foundation of the study of Confucian scholars. As a representative of the ancient school critising the SongMing NeoConfucianism, Yamaga Soko’s works also come from the Confucian classics of the Song and Ming Dynasties. In particular, Shanluyulei is based on the Encyclopaedia of Xingli, and the Encyclopaedia of Sishujudu is the transformation of the Encyclopaedia of Four Books in ancient style.

Key words: Yamaga Soko, EncyclopaediaXingli, Shanluyulei, Encyclopaedia of Four Books, Encyclopaedia of Sishujudu