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Featured texts 8: Poetry Collections by Japanese Zen Monks
Original works by Japanese Zen monks
The fourth category is the poetry collections by Japanese monks. Let’s see some of the examples introduced by Prof. Horikawa.
Keio University books introduced in the video:
- Watō Ogura Shōgen Kojiki mannen Ōsen rōjin shiin narabi ni jo (Poetic Dialogues between General Ogura and the Old Man Mannen Ōsen, with Preface), 16th c. manuscript
Click to see the image and information - Tōkai keikashū (Collection of Jade Flowers from the Eastern Sea), private collection, 16th c. manuscript
Click to see the image and information - Shōkenkō (Drafts by the Man of the Way of Plantain Strength, 1403), Gozan-ban edition, end of the 14th c.
Click to see the image and information - Fukkishū (Collection of the Overturned Basket), manuscript dated Gen’na 10 (1624)
Click to see the image and information
Historical figures introduced in the video
- Zekkai Chūshin (1336-1405)
- Ōsen Keisan (1429-1493)
- Ogura Sanezumi (1439-1505)
- Ishō Tokugan (1360-1437)
Historical events and period/eras
- Ōnin wars (1467-1477)
Keywords introduced in the video
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