Book of Fans - Hardcover

Honcoopova, Helena; Mostow, Joshua; Yasuhara, Makoto

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8024625180 ISBN 13: 9788024625188

Publisher: Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2016

Synopsis

The National Gallery in Prague has in its collection a unique Japanese illustrated manuscript of ogi no soshi, a genre of waka poems illustrated in fan-shaped pictures, which blossomed from the late Muromachi to the early Edo period. Book of Fans, with 120 poems, is the largest such book extant in the world. This facsimile of an ancient illustrated manuscript of waka poetry reveals hitherto unknown aspects of Japanese traditional culture at the close of the sixteenth century, after the end of a century of destructive civil wars. The illustrated fans contain both classical waka poetry and poetry with close affinity to renga, haikai no renga, and Noh drama. The introductory text, from specialists on three continents, sheds new light on a literature and art that were instrumental in the renewal of the country in the Momoyama period. The literary quality of the translations and the beauty of the illustrations will be welcomed by both academic and general audiences around the world.

About this title

About the Author

Helena Honcoopova is director emeritus of the collection of Oriental art at the National Gallery in Prague. Joshua Mostow is acting head of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia. Makoto Yasuhara is a lecturer of Japanese literature at Rikkyo University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Karolinum Press, Charles University
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8024625180
• ISBN 13: 9788024625188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180