Typeset editions are good, but going back to the handwritten manuscripts, from which we produce the typeset and digitized texts, feels different. The Japanese Diet Library has a lot of manuscripts online.
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A Tibetan-Chinese world map was brought to Japan in the 9th century. It was lost, but copies of copies remained. Teramoto gave a sketch of the copy he had in 1931. https://t.co/39O3SY2Lfp https://t.co/LLn6g7yoyg
新しい論文：「漢訳アビダルマにおける宇宙論と『宿曜経』」。仏教と占星術に興味がある方、ご覧ください。(New paper in Japanese, English version is forthcoming.) https://t.co/MYvkEh09RX https://t.co/yvRDlKWnhc
Ginseng, rén shēn 人參. I want to write a study on the historical background and applications of ginseng. I consume it regularly myself.
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The National Diet Library of Japan 国立国会図書館 has a lot of great digital resources, including many scanned texts from China and Japan. I often find print editions which I can use and cite. Here are some materia medica prints. 本草綱目圖3卷. https://t.co/MFRUcBV67K https://t.co/qrU696OveY
Wamyō ruiju shō 倭名類聚抄, a Japanese dictionary of c. 934, starts with astral terms. The Pleiades (mǎo 昴 in Chinese) are called 須八流 (Subaru) in Japanese. Connected with Agni, which is a bit of Vedic influence via Amoghavajra's astrology manual. https://t.co/Z99F6iQlXl https://t.co/MakZKsizPz
Tsukumogamiki 付喪神記. "In Japan, it was said that gods and spirits would come to dwell in even ordinary things that were used for 100 years or longer. Such things were known as Tsukumogamiki." Edo period. https://t.co/RJzDRrwbXY https://t.co/ddGleLKRpS
Maisao (Baisao) was a Buddhist monk and #Sencha master in the mid-Edo period, who is regarded as the founder of the Sencha #teaceremony. This book is a color-printed illustration of the Sencha utensils in his collection. #ndldigital https://t.co/0NxEdNjtuL https://t.co/ODcXNJ0ncH
You can enjoy #birdwatching at home! This picture scroll introduces rare birds brought from overseas during the Edo period. Find more at #ndldigital. https://t.co/iEqBhlgr8O https://t.co/0sWvxuBs4B
Various laid-back #mascots and unique #souvenirs of local temples and shrines across Japan. Which one do you like the best? #ndldigital https://t.co/Mf5LkADhTz https://t.co/ns7w27vCZo
It is believed that gods and spirits dwell in old objects that are over 100 years old, and these are called tsukumogami. This scene depicts old tools that have become #yokai because of resentment over being thrown away. #ndldigital
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Various laid-back #mascots and unique #souvenirs of local temples and shrines across Japan. Which one do you like the best? #ndldigital https://t.co/Mf5LkAl8Fr https://t.co/EPq90NeBIq
My flute sound can be combined with this picture to realize its artistic conception. The story of this picture comes from 十訓钞. It records the myths of Japan, China and India
博雅は徹夜で朱雀の門の前で笛を吹いた。
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In the Edo period, #JapaneseGardening evolved in a unique way. Check out these beautiful pictures. #ndldigital https://t.co/DonP5kBDai https://t.co/8xUNFVL7dX
Drawings of foreign #horses being imported to Nagasaki. The 8th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune imported Western horses via Dutch ships several times. #ndldigital https://t.co/FPRvCdRwyf https://t.co/Spu8k0qhuw
#Wagashi, Japanese confectionery, is used as gifts for weddings, ceremonies, farewells or souvenirs. These were drawn to show sample designs to customers in the 1880s. #ndldigital https://t.co/Zj9hRo1PDZ https://t.co/6IE8JPLADW
You can enjoy #birdwatching at home! This picture scroll introduces rare birds brought from overseas during the Edo period. Find more at #ndldigital . https://t.co/iEqBhlxuaO https://t.co/ZynsV4BGJg
Enjoy your #virtualtravel experiences at NDL Digital Collections! #KawaseHasui, a prominent modern landscape print artist, visited areas all over Japan and created a great number of landscape sketches as well as prints based on those sketches. #ndldigital https://t.co/hSliSqWWiY https://t.co/8uF24DrULX
A series of #yokai paintings by #ukiyoe artist #TsukiokaYoshitoshi, who had a lifelong passion for yokai paintings. You can see his masterpieces created in his last years at #ndldigital https://t.co/9rEClMW854 https://t.co/153cz2K8MT
Heitengi (a kind of astrolabe) is a quick-reference chart for the paths of the sun, moon, and stars. The author Iwahashi Yoshitaka was a telescope manufacturer in the Edo period. #astronomy https://t.co/S7wrzpsFnR https://t.co/sHUPw3oOlE
What kind of an image forms in your mind when you hear the phrase "Japanese Garden"? Read this article. #ndldigital
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Look at these amusing illustrations! Shinsha shohin zue is a collection of rough sketches by #Hiroshige in the late Edo period. #ndldigital
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Looks delicious! A variety of #vegetables from a picture book published by a Japanese government-operated nursery company in the late 19th century. Find more at #ndldigital
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The first Japanese translation of Origin of Species is available on NDL Digital Collections https://t.co/GTEa2GcYQE #ndldigital https://t.co/4ybfDaGhnL
Have you ever eaten #Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine? #Hiroshige depicted #ukiyoe of delicious seafood which is essential for Washoku! #ndldigital https://t.co/2xwkGwTBQH https://t.co/gDYkrQIprN