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Subject Japanese fiction -- 1185-1600

11. Or 13129

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13129
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 individual ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1600-1640
Extent:

2 volumes

12. Or 13130

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13130
Title:
Bunshō no sōshi 文正草子
Scope & Content:
'The Tale of Bunshō'. Title on title slip: Bunshō ぶんしゃう. An illustrated otogizōshi story of the 'rishhin shusse 立身出世' (rags to riches) category. Of unknown authorship but composed during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573). Summary: a man named Bunta was a servant in the employ of the Chief Pries...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:

3 volumes

13. Or 13131

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13131
Title:
Aoba no fue no monogatari 青葉の笛の物語
Scope & Content:
'The Tale of the Flute with Green Leaves'. Title on title slip: Aoba あお葉. Artist: Isome Tsuna 居初津奈, active 1680s-1690s. An illustrated otogizōshi story. The manuscript is believed to be the work of the female artist Isome Tsuna and therefore dates from the mid Edo Period (c.1680-1700). Su...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1680-1700
Extent:

1 volume

14. Or 13822

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13822
Title:
Yuriwaka Daijin ゆりわか大臣 [由利若大臣]
Scope & Content:
'The story of Minister Yuriwaka'. A lavishly illustrated manuscript of the Kōwakamai (recitative dance) also known as 'Yuriwaka Daijin monogatari 百合若大臣物語'. Of unknown authorship but composed during the late Muromachi Period (c.1500-1573). Title on title slips: scroll 1: ゆりわか大臣　上, scroll 2: 由利若...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1640-1680
Extent:

3 scrolls

15. Or 13839

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13839
Title:
Tengu no dairi 天狗の内裏
Scope & Content:
‘The Palace of the Tengu’. Title on title slip: 天狗の内裏. 上 (下）. An otogizoshi of unknown authorship of the Hōganmono ('Magistrate' i.e. Yoshitsune) genre 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. Summary...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1560-1600
Extent:

2 scrolls

16. Or 15219

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15219
Title:
Tsukishima つきしま（築島）
Scope & Content:
A kōwakamai or ‘story told in dance’ in Nara ehon style based on an episode in the 6th chapter of 'The Tale of the Heike' recounting the foundation of a harbour by the Taira family.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
Early to mid 17th century
Extent:
20 folios