| Issue No. |
VOL.41（Autumn） |
| Title |
Popularity of the Late Ming Dynasty’s Classic of Mountains and Seas in Japan – Examples of “Illustrations of Strange Birds and Beasts” and “Stories of Foreign Countries” |
| Author |
LU, YI-LU |
| Page |
1-34 |
| Abstract |
Japanese “Illustrations of Strange Birds and Beasts” and “Stories of Foreign Countries” mirror strange birds and beasts as well as strange people from faraway countries in “Classic of Mountains and Seas” (a.k.a. “Shan Hai Jing”). These two books obviously were influenced by the daily book “Wen Lin Miao Jin Wan Bao Quan Shu” published by Jian-Yang in the late Ming dynasty, showing very similar elements in their images. “Stories of Tang”, the closely-related work of “Stories of Foreign Countries” is a color print, displaying the style of Japanese folk paintings, which was a product of Japanification, just like the color print of “Illustrations of Strange Birds and Beasts”. These two books show how popular the images of “Classic of Mountains and Seas” were in Japan. In addition, the publication of the other related images further reveals that “Classic of Mountains and Seas” was well liked by both Japanese publishers and readers in the Edo period. |
| Keyword |
“Classic of Mountains and Seas” (a.k.a. “Shan Hai Jing”), “Illustrations of Shan Hai Jing”, “Illustrations of Strange Birds and Beasts”, “Stories of Foreign Countries”, “Wen Lin Miao Jin Wan Bao Quan Shu” |
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