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
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
New publication alert: the diary of the Marukichi merchant house, covering the turbulent years from 1783-1844. A really invaluable (and freely available) source for the economic and social history of Tokugawa Japan.
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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
Enjoy beautiful illustrations of over 460 kinds of fauna and flora in this 3-volume illustrated reference book from the mid-18th century. https://t.co/wo39bGn857 #ndldigital https://t.co/0XHpmKIbRs
This Chinese language dictionary/phrasebook for Japanese soldiers, published same month as outbreak of first Sino-Japanese war 1894, is pretty much as awful as you might expect.『兵要支那語』 I’ll post comments and translations at @froginawellnet soon https://t.co/GsZhgSxj6h https://t.co/DDcKAsIq4K
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