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91. 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

92. Or 12439/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12439/2
Title:
Benkei monogatari 弁慶物語
Scope & Content:
The second volume of 'The Tale of Benkei'.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:
48 folios

93. Or 12440

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12440
Title:
Taishokan [Taishokkan] 大織冠
Scope & Content:
‘The Great Embroidered Cap’. A kōwakamai (recitative dance) of unknown authorship composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). The text tells the story of Kōhakunyo,the daughter of Fujiwara Kamatari, a powerful noble of the 7th century and the only individual to hold the court rank of ‘Tais...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1560-1640
Extent:

3 volumes

94. Or 12468

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12468
Title:
Horikawa youchi monogatari 堀河夜討物語
Scope & Content:
'The story of the night attack at Horikawa'. An illustrated Kōwakamai (recitative dance) of the Hōganmono ('Magistrate' i.e. Yoshitsune)category recounting an episode from the life of the tragic hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源義経, younger brother of Shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo 源頼朝. Content: Suspi...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:

2 volumes

95. Or 12570

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12570
Title:
Iwaya いわや
Scope & Content:
A version of 'Iwaya no sōshi 岩屋草子', an illustrated otogizōshi story of the 'mamakomono 継子物' (stepchild/wicked stepmother) category. Of unknown authorship but probably composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). It concerns the daughter of Middle Counsellor Horikawa Koretaka 堀川中納言惟仲 whose s...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1780
Extent:

3 volumes

96. Or 12690

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12690
Title:
Taishokan [Taishokkan] 大織冠
Scope & Content:
‘The Great Embroidered Cap’. Title on title slip : たいしよくわん A kōwakamai (recitative dance) of unknown authorship composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). The text tells the story of Kōhakunyo, the daughter of Fujiwara Kamatari, a powerful noble of the 7th century and the only individua...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1580-1620
Extent:

1 scroll

97. Or 12885

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12885
Title:
Hachikazuki はちかづき　[鉢かずき]
Scope & Content:
'The Girl with the Bowl on her Head', an illustrated otogizōshi story of the 'mamakomono 継子物' ('stepchild stories' or 'wicked stepmother stories') category. Of unknown authorship the tale was composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). It tells of a girl whose dying mother places a bowl on...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1780
Extent:

3 volumes

98. Or 12897

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12897
Title:
Hachikazuki はちかづき　[鉢かずき]
Scope & Content:
'The Girl with the Bowl on her Head', an illustrated otogizōshi story of the 'mamakomono 継子物' ('stepchild stories' or 'wicked stepmother stories') category. Of unknown authorship the tale was composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). It tells of a girl whose dying mother places a bowl on...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1780
Extent:

3 volumes

99. Or 12909

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12909
Title:
Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月
Scope & Content:
‘Flower and Birds and Wind and Moon’. An illustrated otogizōshi tale of unknown authorship composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). Title on title slip: Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月. Also known as Ōgiawase monogatari 扇合物語 (The Competition of Illustrated Fans). Summary: in the time of Retired Em...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:

2 volumes

100. Or 12979

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12979
Title:
Trade documents
Scope & Content:
Ten official trade documents written in Japanese from the 'Gaiban Shokan' (Foreign Correspondence) between the Japanese government (shogunate) and various foreign rulers or officials between the year 1604 and 1675. A mid-19th century copy of a transcript made in 1818 A.D. containing: Two Dutch ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Central Khmer and Japanese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:

1 scroll