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The Tale of Genji, All Three Volumes
A love story that has been passed down for thousands of years, an ultimate interpretation of the beauty of physical sorrow, and a literary classic that has shaped the entire Japanese nation. "The Tale of Genji" had a huge impact on the development of Japanese literature. It was the peak of Japanese classical literature and opened the era of "mono-sorrow" in Japan. The Tale of Genji, written in the Heian period, has a history of more than 1,000 years. The book has more than 1 million words, nearl
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Dancer of Izu
"The Dancing Girl of Izu" is Kawabata Yasunari's famous work and a representative work of his aestheticism. It describes a pure first love story between a young student and a teenage dancing girl in the green mountains and beautiful waters of Izu. The new translation of "The Dancer of Izu" includes Kawabata Yasunari's most popular and famous classic "The Dancer of Izu", as well as "Blue Sea, Black Sea", "Reunion", "Wife Riding a Donkey", "Soul Song", "Twenty Years Old", "Beasts", "Parents", etc.
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General History of Japanese Culture
"General History of Japanese Culture" systematically introduces and interprets the historical evolution of Japanese religion, literature, art and other cultural fields, as well as the Japanese national character and national spirit condensed by these cultural elements. It also analyzes and interprets the formation of these cultures in an organic manner with the development of Japanese politics and society. From a comparative perspective, the author discusses Japan's long history of interacting w
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Japanese Architecture (Japanese Art Gallery)
"Japanese Architecture" is a book introducing Japanese architecture. The book has many architectural pictures and detailed text descriptions. It includes not only various independent buildings, traditional Japanese buildings, buildings incorporating ancient Chinese architectural elements, Western-style buildings, etc., But also exquisite architectural details and decorations, roof tiles of different shapes, lattice doors with superb weaving technology, etc. The greatest feature of Japanese archi
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Japanese Painting (Japanese Art Gallery)
From the early Japanese study of Chinese Buddhist paintings, Japanese-style "hanging trace painting" was produced; from the imitation of "Tang painting", it developed into purely local "Yamato painting"; influenced by the ink painting of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it created original Japanese ink painting with deep Zen meaning; and after the Meiji Restoration, it was influenced by Western culture represented by Europe and America, forming "modern Japanese painting"... With the nostalgia for tr
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The Tale of Genji (Three Volumes)
"The Tale of Genji" is a masterpiece of Japanese classical literature. It has had a huge impact on the development of Japanese literature. It is the peak of Japanese classical literature and opened the era of "mono-sorrow" in Japan. The novel takes Genji's life experience and love story as the main line, describes the style of Japan's Heian period, reveals the complexity of human nature and cruel court struggles, and reflects the palace life of the Heian period.
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