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Subject Waka

21. Or 16130

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16130
Title:
Jūgoban mushi utaawase 十五番蟲歌合
Scope & Content:
Illustrated scroll depicting a poetry comptetition between 15 pairs of insects. Later copy (18th century ?) of 16th century original.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 scroll

22. Or 16452

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16452
Title:
Kokin wakashū 古今和歌集
Scope & Content:
Title from title slip in centre of front cover. The first of the imperially-commissioned waka poetryanthology compiled at the beginning of the 10th century. The manuscript is said to be by the noted poet Nijō Tameyo 二條為世 (1250-1338)and is accompanied by documents supporting the attribution be...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

23. Or 16934

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16934
Title:
Hyakunin isshu karuta 百人一首歌留多
Scope & Content:
A set of 200 cards for the Japanese poetry game (utaawase), consisting of 100 “yomifuda” or “reading cards” each with a hand-coloured picture of one of the 100 poets and the first part of one of his/her poems and 100 “torifuda” or “grabbing cards” with the corresponding second part of the poem. ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1740-1769
Extent:
200 cards in a lacquer box