A Peculiar Composition of Poems and Pictures in the Portraits of the Great Poets

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  • 歌仙絵における文字表記
  • 歌仙絵における文字表記 : 〈左右〉の意識と左書きの来歴
  • カセンエ ニ オケル モジ ヒョウキ : 〈 サユウ 〉 ノ イシキ ト ヒダリ ガキ ノ ライレキ
  • ――〈左右〉の意識と左書きの来歴――

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<p>Some versions of the collected portraits of the thirty-six great poets are edited after the style of the Narikane edition, in which the poems are written from left to right on the left side of the pictures. According to Fujiwara-no-Toshitada, this arrangement is made in order to vividly represent the poets’ voices in waka competitions. Or it is also likely that it was modeled on the calligraphy of “hengaku,” a wooden tablet dedicated to gods in medieval times. This article will examine the peculiar style of the Narikane edition in relation to the standard arrangement of writing and picture, the pattern of a pair of pictures, and other editorial compositions.</p>

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  • Japanese Literature

    Japanese Literature 63 (7), 35-44, 2014-07-10

    Japanese Literature Association

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