Comprising: Qinxue rumen by Zhang He, 2 volumes, 1864; Woyunlou qinpu by Ma Zhaochen, 8 volumes, 1722, with two collector's seals reading huandong lishi zhencang (collected by the Li family of Huandong) and renhetang lishi suocang (collected by the Li family of the Hall of Renhe); Ziyuantang qinpu by Wu Hong, 12 volumes, 1801. The largest 16.6cm (6 1/2in) x 24.4cm (9 5/8in)Footnotes康熙六十一年 馬兆辰輯《臥雲樓琴譜》十冊八卷 鈐印：澴東李氏珍藏、人和堂李氏所藏 嘉慶六年 吳灴輯 《自遠堂琴譜》八冊十二卷 同治三年 張鶴輯 《琴學入門》四冊二卷 Provenance: The Yanqinzhai Collection, Hong Kong 來源: 香港硯琴齋收藏 Qin music was passed from teacher to student directly, however, some tablature has been written down, often to preserve the music or as a reference book. Written guqin music did not directly tell what notes were played; instead, it was written in a tablature detailing tuning, finger positions, and stroke technique, thus comprising a step by step method and description of how to play a composition.