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A Muromachi period Tale of Genji manuscript found in Tokyo
Submitted by wodeford on Thu, 2008/07/24 - 20:43.
1401 CE to 1500 CE | 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Associated Press | Fine Arts | Japanese | Scribal Arts
The discovery of a rare full set of chapters of the 11th century The Tale of Genji, believed to be the world's oldest novel, has been found in a private collection in Tokyo.
The authenticity of the manuscript was confirmed by Kazuomi Ikeda, professor of Japanese classical literature at Chuo University. It is thought to be a copy transcribed by Reizei Tamekazu during the Muromachi period. No copies of the original manuscript are known to exist. |
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