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Would you like to try on Japanese medieval armor? This #sugoroku shows the rituals a samurai went through when putting on armor, going into battle, and celebrating a victory. #ndldigital
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A Chinese folk story has it that Vega and Altair, who love each other, can meet once a year across the Milky Way. In Japan, this is celebrated as the #Tanabata Festival. https://t.co/7gxdDLnO4I
Ito Jakuchu was an Edo-period artist whose works remain popular today. Many of his works are available in the NDL Collections. #ndldigital https://t.co/C2VsBuGg5q
A short story about cute kittens. They were scolded in the end, but what mischief did they do? See their story at the NDL Digital Collections. #ChildrensBook #ndldigital https://t.co/onQBerHWGM
#KobayashiKiyochika created kosen-ga (ray pictures) that effectively used light and shadow under the influence of Western paintings. He produced a series of landscape paintings of Tokyo. #ndldigital #ukiyoe https://t.co/VWzu9FIfyD
Kawasaki Kyosen was an #ukiyoe artist in the Meiji era, who was attracted to the simple beauty of #folktoys . "Omocha Senshu" is a collection of many drawings of Japanese folk toys. #ndldigital https://t.co/X5Rd84l8gx
#KawanabeKyosai, sometimes called the second Hokusai, is a Japanese artist who studied #ukiyoe as well as Kano School painting. These are some draft paintings by Kyosai. #ndldigital https://t.co/7TwTGjvkUU
Comparing variations of a chirimen (crepe paper) book by Takejiro Hasegawa https://t.co/V5tJVYj4n4
“Shakkei” (borrowed scenery) is a feature of #JapaneseGarden, which originated from China. Ritsurin Garden in Kagawa shows a good example of shakkei in complete harmony with the background scenery of the hill, Shiunzan. #ndldigital https://t.co/GrsZw7vXaH
Old man with a lump (Kobutori jiisan). This is one of a series of translated #JapaneseFolktales. Translated by J.C. Hepburn, an American physician and missionary who propagated the Hepburn system of romanizing Japanese. #Chirimenbon #ndldigital https://t.co/tXSYWpHzkF