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Tag Archives: early modern Japan
Fun Link Friday: Mapping Ukiyo-e
For those who are interested in the intersection of history, art, and technology, a computer science undergrad (@Cascadesssss on Twitter) has produced an OpenStreetMap plotting nearly 300 ukiyo-e prints according to the locations they represent across Japan’s archipelago. The map … Continue reading
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Tagged art history, early modern Japan, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese art, mapping, ukiyoe
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2019 Summer Kuzushiji Workshop
The Center for East Asian Studies Committee on Japanese Studies at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the 2019 Early Modern Japan Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji. The workshop will meet from June 17th-21st. The year’s workshop will feature two … Continue reading
Call for Applicants: Kuzushiji Summer Workshop
The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago invites applicants to its annual Kuzushiji Summer Workshop, which offers advanced undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and independent scholar intensive week-long instruction in reading print and manuscript materials from the … Continue reading
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Tagged calligraphy, early modern, early modern Japan, kuzushiji, premodern Japanese, workshop, writing
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Workshop: Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography
We are delighted to announce that the Sixth Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography will run from Monday 5 August to Saturday 17 August 2019 at the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College (Cambridge, UK). We are now accepting applications. The deadline for submitting an … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: The view from the shogun’s (toilet) seat?
In case you needed a little more excitement on your visit to the bathrooms at Kyoto station, The Asahi Shimbun reported that through August 16, the subway station paneled the inside of two of their stalls (one in the men’s … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern history, early modern Japan, fun link friday, history, Japan, shogun, toilet
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Resource: Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society
Those who are interested in art history or just a fan of early modern painting and prints can explore Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society, an online bilingual research project centered on situating the artist Hokusai (1780-1849) in his social and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, early modern, early modern Japan, early modern prints, Edo, Edo period, Hokusai, Japan, Japanese art, prints
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Fun Link Friday: Portraits of samurai
I’ve been majorly guilty of neglecting our Fun Link Friday posts, being busy this last month running the medieval komonjo workshop here at Michigan, but as the summer winds down I’m starting to catch up on my blogging duties! So … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, early modern, early modern Japan, fun link friday, Japan, photography, warrior
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