Wakan Sansai Zue
During the Sakoku Period (1641–1853) when Japan was closed to foreigners, with the exception of the Dutch East India Company, "Rangaku" ("Dutch/Western learning") influenced Japanese lexicography through bilingual Japanese and Dutch dictionaries. Another notable publication was the 1712 "Wakan Sansai Zue" () encyclopedia, which was based on the 1609 Chinese "Sancai Tuhui" ().