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Japanese Literature by Utamaro

Pages from Utamaro's works featuring text and poetry, with intricate Japanese calligraphy illustrating cultural events and poetic expressions from the past.

Page from Teikin Ōrai 訓往来, 1586, Sonchō, 12 1/4 × 9 7/8 × 3/4 in. (31.12 × 25.08 × 1.91 cm), Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Japan, 16th century
Page from Teikin Ōrai 訓往来, 1586, Sonchō, 12 1/4 × 9 7/8 × 3/4 in. (31.12 × 25.08 × 1.91 cm), Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Japan, 16th century
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Konnyaku: An overview. .Ren Bishi's composition and arithmetic homework in primary school. When he was about ten years old, he wrote in the composition "Self-Reliance": "People in the world regard self-reliance as the most important thing. If our country's 40 million compatriots want to protect the country, they must be self-reliant." In "The Talk of Harmony", he also wrote: "If you want to live a normal life, you must also have a patriotic heart," "China has 40 million compatriots, but small countries still win against China. The problem is that it cannot be gregarious."Cun, guan, chi pulses, 15th century Chinese woodcutSmallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720'Four New Scenes Instructions about what You Do Not Need to Fear'. China, City of Tianjin, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 52x36 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.Jing, ying, shu, jing, he points; 15th century ChineseThe second floor of a brothel. Eighteenth and nineteenth page of part one of Utamaro`s book: Events in the Lusthuizen during the year.Photo production of a print of the sale and inspection of Japanese silk, Anonymous, 1884 photograph Japan paper. cardboard albumen print silk (material ~ textile industry) JapanHISTORIA DEL JAPON. Tipos de la clase de MENESTRALES tomando el té. Grabado del año 1882.