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Tag Archives: early modern Japan
Fun Link Friday: Lego Great Wave
Are you a fan of art? Of LEGOs? LEGO art? I think we all are. Which is why it was so cool this amazing piece from Jumpei Mitsui, Japan’s only certified professional LEGO builder (did not know that was a … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern Japan, fun link friday, Hokusai, Japanese culture, LEGO, legos, modern art, ukiyo-e
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Fun Link Friday: Contemporary Ukiyo-e in Airbrush
Here at Shinpai Deshou we’re no stranger to fun ukiyo-e-related news, whether it’s the chance to make your own mish-mashed print or see prints as animated gifs. Today’s fun link is to the works of a contemporary ukiyo-e artist, Ishikawa … Continue reading
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Tagged art, contemporary art, early modern Japan, Japan, Japanese art, modern art, print, ukiyo-e, woodblock print
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Resource: Japan Biographical Database
Today’s resource is the Japan Biographical Database. This bilingual, interactive database is a network studies project run by a research unit of the Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Tokyo. Focusing on early modern Japan, the participants have spent years … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Women and Networks In Nineteenth-Century Japan
Women and Networks In Nineteenth-Century Japan Bettina GRAMLICH-OKA is Professor of Japanese History at Sophia University (Tokyo).MIYAZAKI Fumiko is Professor Emerita at Keisen University (Tokyo).SUGANO Noriko was Professor at Teikyo University (Tokyo).Anne WALTHALL is Professor Emerita at the University of … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Pleasure in Profit: Popular Prose in Seventeenth-Century Japan
Pleasure in ProfitPopular Prose in Seventeenth-Century Japan Laura Moretti In the seventeenth century, Japanese popular prose flourished as waves of newly literate readers gained access to the printed word. Commercial publishers released vast numbers of titles in response to readers’ … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: Ukiyo-Enerator
In case you need some more things to do on the internet instead of thinking about what you should be doing, the Ota Memorial Museum of Art collaborated earlier this year to create a “Make Your Own Ukiyo-e” page. Just pick … Continue reading
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Tagged art, early modern Japan, fun links, Japan, Japanese art, prints, ukiyo-e
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Book Announcement: Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident
Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident Translated and with an introduction by Fumiko Miyazaki, Kate Wildman Nakai, and Mark Teeuwen In 1829, three women and three men were paraded through Osaka and crucified. Placards set up … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, early modern Japan, Edo period, Japan, Japanese history, religion, religious studies, translation
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Fun Link Friday: Interactive digital views of the Edo period
Although having digital views of any view you wish has long been a staple in science fiction film, that day is pretty much already upon us! Recently the Atmoph Window company released information on their high definition window displays, which … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern Japan, Edo, Edo Japan, Japan, technology
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Call for Applications: 7th Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography
The Seventh Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography will run between Monday 10 August and Friday 21 August 2020. Core contents of the Summer School As always our Summer School focuses on Edo-period materials. Our sustained work in teaching … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern Japan, Edo, Edo Japan, Japanese, language, language training, paleography, workshop
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Fun Link Friday: Cooking Edo Period Food 🍚
When in Japan, food is everything. What’s the local specialty? What’s the best omiyage? But have you stopped and wondered “What were people eating 200 years ago?” Well the Center for Open Data in the Humanities might be able to … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, data, early modern, early modern Japan, Edo period, Japan, Japanese cooking, recipes
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