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Item ID: 6625 Genji kokagami [or] Genji mokuroku [A Little Mirror of the Tale of Genji]. MURASAKI...

Genji kokagami [or] Genji mokuroku [A Little Mirror of the Tale of Genji].

36; 50; 25 leaves (each leaf consisting of two leaves pasted together at the fore-edge). 8vo (272 x 190 mm.), orig. wrappers, orig. manuscript title labels on upper covers (first label a little defective), new stitching. [Japan: between 1624-43].

A very rare movable type digest edition of the celebrated Tale of Genji. By the beginning of the 17th century, the Tale of Genji was not easy to read without a teacher. As a result, a series of digests or condensed versions, offering easier access to the text in more familiar language, were published. According to Peter Kornicki, seven movable type... More

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Item ID: 7754 Manuscript on paper, entitled on manuscript labels of persimmon-colored paper,...

Manuscript on paper, entitled on manuscript labels of persimmon-colored paper, brushed with gold, pasted on...

76 (incl. three blanks); 98 (incl. four blanks) leaves. Ten columns per page. Two vols. 8vo (243 x 180 mm.), orig. dark blue semi-stiff wrappers (retsujoso-style bindings), with delicate scenes in gold of cottages in the middle of landscapes, adorned with golden pine trees, flowers, grasses, bushes, clouds & sprays of mist, using kindei (“golden mud”) & golden speckles, & finely textured gold-speckled paste-down endpapers at front & back of each vol. [Japan: copied early Edo].

It is hard to overestimate the cultural significance of the Tale of Genji, the first novel ever written and a work that has resonated... More

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