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Kamishibai
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Kamishibai is a form of Japanese street theater and storytelling that was popular during the Great Depression of the 1930s and the postwar period in Japan until the advent of television during the mid
A kamishibaiya (kamishibai artist) in Tokyo.
A kamishibaiya (kamishibai artist) in Tokyo.
A kamishibai storyteller at Kiyomizu-dera
A kamishibai storyteller at Kiyomizu-dera
Boards for the story "Shimizu Taemon Died at his Post"
Boards for the story "Shimizu Taemon Died at his Post"
Emakimono
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Emakimono or emaki is an illustrated horizontal narration system of painted handscrolls that dates back to Nara-period Japan. Initially copying their much older Chinese counterparts in style, during t
Detail from the Genji Monogatari Emaki, a classic 12th century emakimono of the imperial court
Detail from the Genji Monogatari Emaki, a classic 12th century emakimono of the imperial court
Detail of calligraphy of the Genji Monogatari Emaki, on richly decorated paper
Detail of calligraphy of the Genji Monogatari Emaki, on richly decorated paper
Example of a complete scroll of an emakimono, the Ippen Shōnin Eden (seventh scroll, 1299, Tokyo National Museum). Reading direction is from right to
Example of a complete scroll of an emakimono, the Ippen Shōnin Eden (seventh scroll, 1299, Tokyo National Museum). Reading direction is from right to left. Traditionally, the reader never fully unwinds the roll, but unwinds it with one hand while rewinding it with the other, learning the story piecemeal.
Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect [fr], 8th century
Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect [fr], 8th century