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1. Or 876

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 876
Title:
Karaito. pt. 1 からいと . 上
Scope & Content:
'The Tale of Karaito'. A version of 'Karaito zōshi　唐糸草子', an illustrated otogizōshi story of unknown authorship composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). Karaito 唐糸 is the daughter of Tezuka Tarō Mitsumori 手塚太郎光盛 , a retainer of the feudal lord Kiso (Minamoto) Yoshinaka 木曽(源)義仲. Karaito ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:
1 scroll

2. Or 877

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 877
Title:
Karaito. pt. 2 からいと . 下
Scope & Content:
'The Tale of Karaito'. A version of 'Karaito zōshi　唐糸草子', an illustrated otogizōshi story of unknown authorship composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). Karaito 唐糸 is the daughter of Tezuka Tarō Mitsumori 手塚太郎光盛 , a retainer of the feudal lord Kiso (Minamoto) Yoshinaka 木曽(源)義仲. Karaito ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:
1 scroll

3. Or 903

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 903
Title:
[Shijūni no monoarasoi 四十二の物あらそひ]. Pt 2
Scope & Content:
Second part of a illustrated manuscript depicting a poetry contest on forty-two paired themes said to have taken place during the reign of Emperor Heizei (r.806-809). This scroll contains the final 10 pairs of poems. A further scroll (Or 902) contains the first part of the manuscript. The cover...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1680-1780
Extent:
1 scroll

4. Or 904

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 904
Title:
Ise monogatari zue 伊勢物語図会
Scope & Content:
An illustrated manuscript of 'The Tales of Ise' , a collection of waka poems and narrative text arranged in 125 sections, which recounts the amorous adventures of a central character popularly identified as the poet and courtier Ariwara no Narihira 在原業平 (825-880). Title on title slip: 伊勢物語圖會.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1520-1560
Extent:

3 volumes

5. Or 949

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 949
Title:
[Japanese confectionery designs]
Scope & Content:
Untitled manuscript containing illustrations and descriptions of Japanese confectionery (wagashi 和菓子).
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1800-1850
Extent:
1 volume (17 folios)

6. Or 7449

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 7449
Title:
Chōsen kokuji toku 朝鮮國字讀
Scope & Content:
A copy of a Korean reading book written by the Japanese scholar and bureaucrat Arai Hakuseki 新井白石 (1657-1725). The Korean rendering of the title is 'Chosŏn kukcha tok'. The text is in Korean Hangŭl script with a Japanese interlinear translation in katakana/kanji script. The colophon is dated 172...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese and Korean
Date Range:
1720-1885
Extent:

1 volume (37 folios)

7. Or 12174

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12174
Title:
Hashidate no honji 橋立の本地
Scope & Content:
'The True Form of Hashidate'. Also known as 'Bontenkoku 梵天国'. An illustrated otogizōshi story of unknown authorship composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573), it recounts the origins of the Nariaiji 成相寺 Temple at Amanohashidate. Title on title slip: 橋たてのほん地 一. Volume 1 of 2 only. The ma...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1600-1640
Extent:
1 scroll

8. Or 12227

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12227
Title:
Otekagami 御手鑑
Scope & Content:
A folding album containing 50 examples of calligraphy by Japanese historical figures ranging from the 8th to late 16th centuries. Begins with Emperor Shōmu 聖武天皇 (701-756) and Empress Kōmyō 光明皇后 (701-760) and ends with Kobori (Enshū) Masakazu 小堀(遠州) 正一 (1579-1647). Many of the specimens bear the ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
750-1650
Extent:

1 volume (38 folios)

9. Or 12415

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12415
Title:
Kohitsu tekagami 古筆手鑑
Scope & Content:
An album containing 169 specimens of calligraphy by Japanese historical figures ranging from the 8th to early17th centuries, beginning with Empress Kōmyō 光明皇后 (701-760). Many of the specimens bear the official appraisal stamp 'Kinzan 琴山'. The album itself is undated but was probably put togethe...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
750-1650
Extent:

1 volume (25 folios)

10. Or 12439/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12439/1
Title:
Benkei monogatari 弁慶物語
Scope & Content:
The first volume of 'The Tale of Benkei'.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:
50 folios