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Xiangguo 香國 "Country of fragrances" is a book on fragrances compiled during the Ming period 明 (1368-1644) by the collector and publisher Mao Jin 毛晉 (1599-1659).
The book of 3 juan length explains various odorous products from all of China. For some products the place of origin is unfortunately not indicated. The book quotes extensively from ancient texts, yet without bringing these statements into a clear order. Mao Jin also is not very critical towards the texts he quotes, and so perpetuates textual errors. The book was therefore not included in the imperial series Siku quanshu 四庫全書, yet it is to be found in the collections Shanju xiaowan 山居小玩, Qunfang qingwan 群芳清玩 and Meishu congshu 美術叢書.