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MARKERS WE USE THROUGHOUT THIS WEB SITE WHICH INDICATE RECENT ADDITIONS OF BOTH TEXT AND/OR IMAGERY
THE MOST RECENTLY UPDATED/REVISED PAGES
THE STALKS OF THE EQUISETUM HYMALE OR COMMON HORSETAIL PLANT IS BEING USED FOR ADDITIONS MADE IN AUGUST 2008
The bird on the walnut shell was used to mark additons made in July. The gold koban coin on a blue ground was used in June.
CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO GO TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PAGES TO SEE WHAT IS NEW
On 8/20/08 we updated information about the Kunisada print shown above. Click on the image to go to the page devoted to that print. *** On 8/19/08 we added an entry on the Tanabata Festival on our Si thru Tengai index/glossary page. Lots of good stuff here. ***
On 8/18/08 we added the identity of this figure. To find out who it is click on the image above. ***
On 8/18/08 we added information about the image of the actor shown in the cartouche above. To find out who he is and what role he is playing click on the image. ***
On 8/17/08 we were able to identify the actor in the toshidama cartouche as Nakamura Fukusuke I. To see the full print click on the image above. ***
On 8/17/08 we found out both the name of the actor portrayed in this image and the role he was playing. Click on the image above to find out what we found out. ***
The cloth covering the head of Segawa Kikunojō displays both of the crests used by this actor. The partial butterfly with its wings raised - although the wings are only implied - is not only at the top, but there is also an even more stylized butterfly motif on the outer robe. For more about this motif go to our first index/glossary page and look for our entry on ageha no chō. This image was added on 8/17/08. ***
On 8/16/08 we added an entry on the chūnori or fly apparatus. This can be found on our Bo thru Da index/glossary page. ***
On 8/14/08 we added an entry on the kichō or portable screen from the Heian period. This can be found on our Kesa thru Kodansha index/glossary page. *** On 8/13/08 we started an entry on the Man'yōshū, the first great Japanese poetry anthology. This can be found on our Kutsuwa thru Mok index/glossary page and is probably only the beginning. We will surely be adding information to it as time and resources permit. ***
On 8/12/08 we started an entry on Aki no nanakusa or The Seven Flowers of Autumn to our first index/glossary page. We hope to add more information about this subject in the near future. We'll keep you posted if we do. We finished adding the images on 8/13/08. ***
On 8/12/08 we added some comments and two new photos of the kikyō or Chinese bellflower to our Kesa thru Kodansha index/glossary page. ***
On 8/11/08 we added quotes about the harimise or the grating behind which prostitutes sat on display to the public. You will find this entry on our Ges thru Hic index/glossary page. ***
On 8/11/08 we updated our entry on harimaze on our Ges thru Hic index/glossary page. Updated on 8/14/08. ***
On 8/9/08 we added some comments about the history and use of the kiseru or pipe about the use of tobacco in general on our Kesa thur Kodansha index/glossary page. ***
On 8/7/08 we added few comments about ebi on our De thru Gen index/glossary page. *** On 8/5/08 we added comments about hondawara, a type of seaweed both eaten and used as a New Year's decoration. This can be found on our Hil thru Hor index/glossary page. *** On 8/4/08 we added a comment about the use of persimmon to dye cloth and who traditionally would have worn such a color. This can be found under out kaki shibu entry on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page. ***
On 8/4/08 we added a new publisher's seal for Izu-San. This can be found on three of our pages devoted to such things. Kuniyoshi and his publishers - page 2 *** On 8/4/08 we added a comment about the use of persimmon to dye cloth and who traditionally would have worn such a color. This can be found under out kaki shibu entry on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page. ***
On 8/4/08 we added two images to our entry on nurude or the sumac tree, the galls of which were used for tooth blackening. This entry can be found on our Mom thru N index/glossary page. ***
On 8/3/08 I found the oldest reference to an armrest in Japanese literature. It was surprising - to me at least. It can be found under our entry for kyōsoku on our Kutsuwa thru Mok index/glossary page. ***
On 8/3/08 we updated our entry on kai awase on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page. ***
On 8/3/08 we added another hoshi-ami or fishnet motif graphic to our Hos thru I index/glossary page. ***
On 8/3/08 we added a new information and two new graphics on hōkaburi or the cloth worn over the head and tied under the neck. You can find this at our Hil thru Hor index/glossary page.
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On 8/2/08 we added a new graphic for dried bonito wreaths on our Kakuremin thru Ken'yakurei index/glossary page. You can find it under the term katsuobushi. ***
On 8/2/08 we added a comment on the risks involved for Japanese women if they were to have sex with men from the West. We put this under our entry for Amerindians on our first index/glossary page. ***
On 8/2/08 we added comments on the chō or butterfly motif on our Bo thru Da index/glossary page. ***
On 8/2/08 we added graphics and information about the Ageha no chō or Citrus swallowtail butterfly on our first index/glossary page.
*** On 7/26/08 we started the process of dividing in two our largest, slowest loading page. The original index/glossary page covered Kesa thru Kuruma. Now it is made up of 1) Kesa thru Kodansah and2) Kōgai thru Kuruma. Click on the two images posted below to go to those pages.
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