Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

by Lady Sarashina, Izumi Shikibu, Murasaki Shikibu

The Heian period (794-1186AD) of Japanese history - the setting of The Tale of Genji - was an era of unsurpassed refinement in art and literature, in which women played a unique role. Dominated by the mighty Fujiwara clan, the Japanese court was the bright centre of a world in which rare and exquisite taste in poetry, art, calligraphy, dress, incense, colour, even the selection of gifts, was cultivated to an amazing degree. This gossamer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138967645
• ISBN13: 9781138967649
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"