EASIA234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Murasaki Shikibu, Emakimono, Heian Period

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Not (cid:449)hat (cid:455)ou(cid:859)d see i(cid:374) the chi(cid:374)ese s(cid:272)rolls: (cid:448)er(cid:455) (cid:272)olorful. Thought to have originated in india: probably thought to come into japan w/buddhism in the 6th century. E inga kyo illustrated sutra of cause and effect. Written in classical chinese, kanji were the only option at this point. Depicts the life of the historical buddha, format of picture scrolls closely aligned. Paper or silk rolled around a cylinder. Width not usually more than 50cm in height. 9-12 metres long: scrolls were read at about 30cm at a time, read from right to left (the right hand rolls, the left hand unrolls a new section. ) Genji monogatari emaki (picture scroll of the tale of genji, first half of the 12th century. ) What(cid:859)s left: (cid:1005)9 illustatio(cid:374)s, (cid:1006)(cid:1004) passages of te(cid:454)t ge(cid:374)ji (cid:449)as (cid:1009)(cid:1008) (cid:272)hapters lo(cid:374)g. Mostly from uji chapters (at end of tale). Hikime-kagi(cid:271)a(cid:374)a: (cid:858)e(cid:455)e-li(cid:374)e a(cid:374)d hook (cid:374)ose(cid:859) fa(cid:272)es rather featureless. I(cid:373)agi(cid:374)atio(cid:374) (cid:272)ould proje(cid:272)t their own mental images onto the characters.

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