External cover title and title of the first text: 一本初真按簪開解科 [yiben chuzhen anzan kaijie ke].
Compilation of three texts: Chu zhen, Bei ti, Kaijie. Chu zhen: Opening ceremony of the small altar for the disciple. Inform the spirits and invite the Deities of the Ritual Experts. Bei ti: The instructions to teach the boy. Moral rules to follow in order to behave like a gentleman/scholar; Kai jie: Instructions to feed the novice for the first time after being born: Water, rice, pork meat. This part includes protection for the case that the boy is exposed to risks (breaking taboos… such as stepping on excrement).
Custodial history: Private collection.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 13 folios.
Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲？甲戌年七月上旬抄完.
