The tradition of kesōbumi stretches back to Heian times. Poetry was commonly used by the nobility to woo potential partners and follow up romantic trysts.
Propriety often kept faces hidden, so it was important that penmanship, paper, fragrance, and attached flowers made an impact.
"The Evolution of Japanese Music from the Heian Period to the Present Day" provides an overview for students starting out with the subject or for anyone looking for a detailed timeline. The essay is available worldwide as a low-cost eBook on many platforms.
Autumn Excursion in #ClevelandMuseumofArt's Album of Genji illustrations captures Heian court life with delicate hakubyō brushwork. Each scene, with touches of red, whispers tales of romance and intrigue. What emotions does this serene, monochromatic world evoke in you?
#ArtHistory #Heian #Genji #InkWash #
https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.202.c
The Shintō shrine Jōnangū (城南宮) in Kyōto, was a palace of Emperors from the beginning of the #Heian Period in 794. It has #gardens from different periods since then, and a patch of pink and white #plum blossoms around a big stone lantern is a most stunning sight to behold. Several years ago the head priest showed me around and explained the history in Japanese. Jōnangū is not well known to tourists, but it draws many reverent Japanese.
The third photo is of a teahouse and a reddish variety of plum blossoms. The last photo shows what my American friend whom I guided got: a seal written in #calligraphy by the shrine maiden (o-miko-san). Jōnangū is written down the center, with yesterday's date down the left side. The right side is what the shrine especially offers: houyoke - a #prayer to avoid obstacles or worries, such as with one's family. There is a great demand for such #blessings nowadays.
#Japan #Kyoto #religion #Shintoism #Shinto #history #nature #travel
@religion @histodons
Kitano Tenmangū (北野天満宮) is a major Kyōto shrine dedicated to the scholarly aristocrat Sugawara no Michizane in 947. Similar to the exiled Emperor Sutoku, after he was wronged, disasters befell the Heian Period capital, so his believed-to-be vengeful ghost was propitiated, and he was deified into the Shintō kami Tenjin. This deity of learning attracts worshippers to thousands of subsidiary shrines nationwide, such as students wishing to pass entrance exams. Kitano Tenmangū is one of the best places for plum blossom viewing, with its national treasure architecture.
#Shinto #shrine #Kyoto #travel #nature #architecture #Japan #plum #kami #deity #Heian #history #religion
NEW Deep in Japan podcast "KUKAI THE UNIVERSAL with Professor Steve McCarty" on the life and times of Japan's great saint Kūkai, Esoteric Buddhism, and Zen. I discuss the book in terms of East Asian history, language education, and translation issues including voice. My philosophy is expressed as well, so comments would be much appreciated. Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903791/13001040
(or find it at Apple, Google, Amazon, Spotify, etc.).
More multimedia at https://japanned.hcommons.org/multimedia
or publications on Japan at https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology
#podcast #podcasting #Japan #India #China #Asia #Buddhism #religion #religions #philosophy #history #Tang #Nara #Heian #East Asia #AsianReligions #AsianHistory #language #languages #translation #voice #Sanskrit #Chinese #Japanese #JapaneseBuddhism #Zen
@religion @histodons @linguistics @philosophy
Immerse in "His Perfumed Highness" from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji
#ClevelandMuseumofArt. A Heian period masterpiece in hakubyō, skillfully crafted by Murasaki Shikibu. Can you feel the subtle emotions the ink lines evoke?
#TaleOfGenji #Heian
https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.202.p
Bitte testen Sie im Juni die Heian ibun, ein Kompendium historischer #Dokumente und #Inschriften der #Heian-Zeit (794-1185), als Teil der über #CrossAsia @stabi_berlin angebotenen Datenbank #JapanKnowledge. Bitte senden Sie uns ihr Feedback! http://sbb.berlin/524uzt
Immerse in the delicate artistry of Wild Carnation from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji #ClevelandMuseumofArt. The hakubyō technique's fine ink lines & subtle red pigment highlights transport us to Murasaki Shikibu's Heian period world. Are you captivated? #TaleOfGenji #Heian
https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.202.m
World Heritage temple #Daikakuji in Saga-Arashiyama in northwest #Kyoto. The #temple and its pond were the palace grounds of #Emperor #Saga, who, like the T'ang Dynasty Emperors in the early 9th Century (a time of far higher #culture than today), was a pious patron of Buddhism, and of the great saint Kūkai who contributed so much to the golden age of #Heian Period Japan. My forthcoming paper related to #Kukai was by request of a university in #Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh (where the Dalai Lama and his fellow exiles live). Meanwhile, my research on #Kukai, #Esoteric #Buddhism, #Asian #religions, #religious #syncretism, and other topics about #Japan is available at https://japanned.h commons.org/japanology or https://wilmina.academia.edu/SteveMcCarty/Japan
#Japanese #Religion #History
@religion @histodons
Back to the #Shinto #shrine Jonangu in #Kyoto (京都の城南宮). Limited to just four of my stunning #photos of #plum trees and #cultural features from its rich #history since the year 794 at the beginning of the #Heian Period. Unusual stone lantern, teahouse, and hanging plum #blossoms in white (most fragrant), pink and red.
As the sightseeing season is starting, follow me for my specialization: #Japan.
