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Help of Synopsis and Illustrations |
Otogi Zoshi are
tales for adults and children enjoy alike. In the Muromachi
Period and the Edo Period, people would have great fun thumbing
through the pages by themselves or have someone read to
them - there were many ways to enjoy the stories. The greatest
pleasure of all though, must surely have been the beautiful
painted color illustrations.
Many of
these flamboyantly illustrated Otogi Zoshi tales are in
the possession of the Kyoto University Library. So that
you can taste the same enjoyment as people of the olden
days, we have added the beautiful illustrations to the each
synopsis of the tale and made it like a picture book. The
synopsis is for people who have trouble with Japanese classics,
who cannot work out what has been written but who want to
know the story, so ease of understanding was our biggest
goal. The expression is not rigorously modern, but in order
to convey the atmosphere of the story we were a little creative.
We will be happy if you enjoy it as a picture book. |
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A fox falls in love
with a girl. |
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A very lazy man seeks
a wife-to-be. |
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Ushiwaka goes to Oushu
from Kurama. |
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A boy makes himself
a vicarious sacrifice for the son of the lord. |
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Discarded commodities
will get back on human being. |
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A Owl falls in love
with a little bird. |
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A tale of tragic love
of dancing girls. |
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A long novel of a successful
man, Bunshou. |
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A fox disguises himself
as a beautiful lady. |
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Coming soon... |
A tale of tragic love
of a lady and a bird. |
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A story of the Wagon
Monk. |
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The long story of Saigyo,
becomig a priest and vagabond. |
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Coming soon... |
The story of Benkei,
a tragic warrior. |
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 Exhibition Illustration Catalogue
In fiscal 1999, the exhibition "Otogi
Zoshi - Story Casket" was held, presenting Otogi Zoshi to
the public. In the exhibition's illustration catalogue, the
entire Kyoto University collection was surveyed, and the newly-created
"Kyoto University Catalogue of its Otogi Zoshi Collection
(with bibliographical notes)" was catalogued with links
to images of every page.
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