Mythological Japan : the symbolisms of mythology in relation to Japanese art, with illustrations drawn in Japan, by native artists (1902)
Otto, Alexander Francis, b. 1873 · Philadelphia : Drexel Biddle · leaf 47
s, Murasaki Shikibu,whose masterpiece The Genji Monogatari, is regarded as the greatest classic ofits age. She is said to have composed her remarkable work in a single night, nearlya thousand years ago ; her light was that of the full moon, her resting place abalcony in mid-air, her inspiration,… … KIYOHIME. [The Personification ofDisappointed Love.] Europe may boast of her passionplays, but Japan glories in thenational Drama of No, one of herdearest possessions. The char-acters impersonated—gods, god-desses, warriors, priests, demons,national heroes—are drawn fromlegend and history, while…
Art, Japanese · Mythology, Japanese · Symbolism
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