MURASAKI

Meaning of MURASAKI in English

Pronunciation: ˌ mu ̇ r- ə - ' sä-k ē , ˌ myu ̇ r-

Function: biographical name

Shikibu 978?-?1026 Jp. court lady & nov.

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MURASAKI — biographical name Shikibu 978?-?1026 Japanese court lady & novelist
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MURASAKI — biographical name Shikibu 978?-?1026 Japanese court lady & novelist
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU — born с 978, Kyōto, Japan Japanese writer. Her real name is unknown, and the primary source of knowledge about her …
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU — /mooh"rddah sah"kee shee"kee booh'/ Lady , 978?-1031?, Japanese poet and novelist.
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU — (c. 978, Kyotod. c. 1014, Kyoto), court lady who was the author of the Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), …
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU — born 0441; 978, Ky 014D; to, Japan Japanese writer. Her real name is unknown, and the primary source of knowledge …
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU — Мурасаки Сикибу
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SCROLL PAINTING — Art form practiced primarily in the Far East. The two dominant types are the Chinese landscape scroll and the Japanese …
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HEIAN PERIOD — (794–1185) Period of Japanese history named for the capital city of Heian-kyō ( Kyōto ). It is known mainly for …
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FUJIWARA FAMILY — Dynastic family that dominated Japanese court government in the 9th–12th centuries. The family maintained a close relationship to the imperial …
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EAST ASIAN ARTS — Visual, literary, and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. Painting and calligraphy are considered the only true fine arts …
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TALE OF GENJI, THE — (Japanese, Genji Monogatari ) a novel (1001-20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
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SHIKIBU — /shee"kee booh'/ , n. See Murasaki Shikibu .
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MONOGATARI — (Japanese: tale or narrative) Japanese works of fiction, especially those written from the Heian to the Muromachi periods (7941573). Monogatari …
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YOSANO AKIKO — born Dec. 7, 1878, near Osaka, Japan died May 29, 1942, Tokyo also called Ho Sho Japanese poet whose new …
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WALEY, ARTHUR DAVID — born Aug. 19, 1889, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Eng. died June 27, 1966, London original name Arthur David Schloss English sinologist …
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UTAGAWA KUNISADA — born 1786, Edo died Jan. 13, 1865, Edo Japanese artist who was probably the most prolific of all the painters …
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TANIZAKI JUN'ICHIRO — born July 24, 1886, Tokyo, Japan died July 30, 1965, Yugawara major modern Japanese novelist, whose writing is characterized by …
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TALE OF GENJI, THE — Japanese Genji Monogatari, masterpiece of Japanese literature by the Lady Murasaki Shikibu, written toward the start of the 11th century. …
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SOTATSU — flourished 1600, 30s in full Tawaraya Sotatsu Japanese artist of the Tokugawa period (16031867) who combined the traditional themes of …
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SEI SHONAGON — born 966/67 died 1013? diarist and poet, a witty, learned lady of the court, whose Pillow Book (Makura no soshi), …
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OTSU — capital, Shiga Prefecture (ken), southern Honshu, Japan, on the shore of Lake Biwa. A castle town established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi …
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JAPANESE LITERATURE — the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, in the Chinese classical …
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HEIAN PERIOD — in Japanese history, the period between 794 and 1185, named for the location of the Imperial capital, which was moved …
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SCROLL PAINTING — Art form practiced primarily in the Far East. The two dominant types are the Chinese landscape scroll and the Japanese …
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HEIAN PERIOD — (7941185) Period of Japanese history named for the capital city of Heian-ky 014D; ( Ky 014D; to ). It is …
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FUJIWARA FAMILY — Dynastic family that dominated Japanese court government in the 9th12th centuries. The family maintained a close relationship to the imperial …
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EAST ASIAN ARTS — Visual, literary, and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. Painting and calligraphy are considered the only true fine arts …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
МУРАСАКИ СИКИБУ — Murasaki Shikibu
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