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About Mushanokōji Saneatsu 武者小路 実篤

About Mushanokōji Saneatsu 武者小路 実篤

Mushanokōji Saneatsu (1885–1976) was a novelist, playwright, painter, and calligrapher, and a leader of the Shirakaba (White Birch) movement, which championed humanism, dignity, beauty, and love. He later founded Atarashiki...

About Mushanokōji Saneatsu 武者小路 実篤

Mushanokōji Saneatsu (1885–1976) was a novelist, playwright, painter, and calligrapher, and a leader of the Shirakaba (White Birch) movement, which championed humanism, dignity, beauty, and love. He later founded Atarashiki...

History of Tsūkō Tegata wooden passport 通行手形

History of Tsūkō Tegata wooden passport 通行手形

Tsūkō Tegata were travel permits used in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868) to control the movement of people, especially samurai, merchants, and farmers. Issued by the shogunate or local...

History of Tsūkō Tegata wooden passport 通行手形

Tsūkō Tegata were travel permits used in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868) to control the movement of people, especially samurai, merchants, and farmers. Issued by the shogunate or local...

History of Clay Bells (Tsuchi-bue / Dorei) 土鈴

History of Clay Bells (Tsuchi-bue / Dorei) 土鈴

Clay bells (dorei) are traditional Japanese folk toys made of earthenware, originally used as sacred objects to ward off evil and pray for harvests. The oldest example, Hikosan Garagara, dates...

History of Clay Bells (Tsuchi-bue / Dorei) 土鈴

Clay bells (dorei) are traditional Japanese folk toys made of earthenware, originally used as sacred objects to ward off evil and pray for harvests. The oldest example, Hikosan Garagara, dates...