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2011. Or 12214

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12214
Title:
Yŏjido 輿地圖
Scope & Content:
Cover title . Korean atlas containing a map of the Korean peninsula, a world map, a map of China and surrounding countries, maps of each of the eight traditional provinces of Korea, and a map of Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. f. 1v. Sŏnyŏkto ch’ongdo 鮮域都捴圖 f. 2r. Ch’ŏnha taejigudo 天下大地影圖 ff. ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Korean
Date Range:
1800-1900
Extent:
1 volume (14 folios)

2012. 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)

2013. Or 12243 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12243 A
Title:
戒俗吏矯飾論 Jie su li jiao shi lun [Examination essay].
Scope & Content:
An examination essay by Chen Mingqiu 陳鳴秋, checked by Liao Shouheng 廖壽恒. Concertina with 9 folios. The first folio contains a red seal and two yellow strips attached to the paper. A separate sheet (foliated as 4*) contains the name of the candidate.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1889?
Extent:
1 volume (9 folios) and one separate sheet.

2014. Or 12243 B

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 12243 B
Title:
十事對九賦 Shi shi dui jiu fu ["Fu" poem written for an examination].
Scope & Content:
An examination essay with poem composition by Du Zuohang 杜作航, checked by Liao Shouheng 廖壽恆. Concertina with 5 folios. The first folio contains a red seal and two yellow strips attached to the paper. A separate sheet (foliated at 4*) contains the name of the candidate.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1889?
Extent:
1 volume (5 folios) and one separate sheet.

2015. 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)

2016. 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

2017. 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

2018. 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

2019. 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

2020. 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

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