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JAPAN, ANCIENT - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS (2) answer(s).
 
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Japan : The Fleeting Spirit / Delay, Nelly 1999  Book
Delay, Nelly Book
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Publication London, Thames & Hudson, 1999.
Description 159pBlack spine
Series New Horizons
Summary/Abstract This book displays the originality and vitality of the Japanese tradition in all the arts - painting, architecture, sculpture, gardens, theatre and the decorative arts.
Contents The realm of the 'Kami' A Buddhist civilisation The art of the court The way of the warrior The way of Zen The Edo period : life as theatre Documents Chronology Furthur reading List of illustrations
Standard Number 0500300941 Pb.
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Tale of Murasaki / Dalby, Liza 2000  Book
Dalby, Liza Book
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Publication New York, Anchor Books, 2000.
Description xvii, 396pCream and Blue Spine
Summary/Abstract The author is the only Westerner to have become a geisha and has created a remarkable novel about the daughter of a court poet who conceives and relates the amorous adventures of the royal prince Genji. When her storytelling comes to the attention of the regent, she is summoned to the palace to regale the empress with her tales. Astonishing revelations about the life of ancient Japan come to light in this novel.
Standard Number 0385721153 Pb.
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