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51. Or 900

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 900
Title:
Genji jūjō 源氏十帖
Scope & Content:
Date: c. 1600-1650. Description: Volumes 6 to 10 of the illustrated and abridged version of the Tale of Genji in 10 volumes.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1600-1650]
Extent:
5 volumes (rebound in 1 volume)

52. Or 901

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 901
Title:
Jūnikagetsu utanomaki 十二ケ月歌卷
Scope & Content:
Date: 1624 [Hōei 1]. Description: An anthology of waka poetry arranged by months of the year.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1624
Extent:
1 scroll

53. Or 902

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 902
Title:
[Shijūni no monoarasoi 四十二の物あらそひ]. Pt 1
Scope & Content:
First 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 first 32 pairs of poems. A second scroll (Or 903) contains the remaining part of the manuscript. The cov...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1680-1780
Extent:
1 scroll

54. 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

55. 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

56. Or 905

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 905
Title:
Kenpō shokuninzukushi utaawase 建保職人尽歌合
Scope & Content:
Illustrated manuscript of a poetry contest between various artisans held in the autumn of 1294 [Kenpō 2] . Late Edo Period copy of a manuscript copied in 1774 by Ise Sadatake. Colophon reads: 安永三年申午三月廿七日 / 伊勢平藏貞丈
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1774-1850
Extent:
1 scroll

57. Or 906

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 906
Title:
Tatsuta mōde 龍田詣 [竜田詣]
Scope & Content:
Date: c. 1716-1736 [Kyōhō Period]. Description: An account of a visit to the Tatsuta region, intended as an exaemplar for calligraphic practice.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1716-1736]
Extent:
2 volumes

58. Or 907

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 907
Title:
Tōga 東雅
Scope & Content:
Author: Arai Hakuseki 新井白石 (1657-1725). Date: c. 1850-1860. Description: A dictionary of the Japanese language originally compiled by Arai Hakuseki c. 1719. Part 1 of a set of 2 with Or 908. Contains volumes 1-9.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1850-1860]
Extent:
9 volumes (rebound in 1 volume)

59. Or 908

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 908
Title:
Tōga 東雅
Scope & Content:
Author: Arai Hakuseki 新井白石 (1657-1725). Date: c. 1850-1860. Description: A dictionary of the Japanese language originally compiled by Arai Hakuseki c, 1719. Part of a set of 2 with Or 907. Contains vols. 10-20.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
[1850-1860]
Extent:
2 volumes (rebound in 1 volume)

60. Or 909

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 909
Title:
Gunpōzu 群芳圖 [群芳図]
Scope & Content:
Author: Suikasai Shujin 酔花斉主人. Date: 1818 [Bunsei 1]. Translated title: 'Drawings of curious plants'. Description: A botanical work in 5 volumes (+ table of contents) listing plants according to the seasons.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
6 volumes (rebound in 1 volume)