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The case comes from the 13th century manual of jurisprudence and detection, 《棠陰比事》 on which van Gulik was working. The documents include a typescript English translation of the case. Other matters discussed include van Gulik's book 'Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Dynasty', (Tokyo 1951); van Gulik's work as Director of the Africa and Middle East Division of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Scope and Contents The correspondence comprises copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham; 2 letters from van Gulik.The letters also discuss the possibility that van Gulik take the Chair of Chinese at Cambridge on his retirement from the Netherlands Foreign Service.The documents also include a copy of a letter from Needham to Caroline Jarvis of the Zoological Gardens, London, asking for photographs of the long-armed gibbon on behalf of van Gulik; letter of reply from Jarvis; photograph of a Chinese...

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The correspondence comprises 2 letters from van Gulik; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham. Specific matters discussed include Needham's 'proofs re the Taoist disciplines'; 'sexual vampirism'; The related documents comprise Needham's notes from a book lent to him by van Gulik entitled 'Pai Chan Pi Sheng [百戰必勝 / Bai Zhan Bi Sheng], (c. 1875).

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The documents also include 2 photographs of the script, copy of Needham's letter of reply and related notes by Needham.
Other matters discussed include the publication of van Gulik's book, 'Sexual Life in Ancient China'.

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Joseph Needham's file title goes on to read 'Respiratory, Heliotherapeutic, Gymnastics, Sexual, etc.'.

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Other matters discussed include the possibility that Joseph Needham might write an article on 'Chinese automata'; van Gulik's translation of the 'Thang Yin Pi Shih'.

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Other matters discussed include Ho Peng-Yoke; van Gulik's career.