Date: 3 days: 21-23 April 2021, 10:30-15:50 (Central Europe Summer Time)

Instructors: Professor Yamamoto Kazuaki, first 5 sessions on 古典籍. Associate Professor Ōta Naohiro, last 4 sessions on 古文書.

Committee Members: Akira Hirano, Naomi Yabe Magnussen, Izumi Tytler (adviser)

Format: ZOOM (supported by Oslo University). 3 sessions a day. 70 minutes a session. Each session had lecture part and practise part.

Participants: 28
By country: UK 10, France 4, Italy 3, Russia 3, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, Denmark 1, Ireland 1, Norway 1, Slovenia 1.
By occupation: Librarians (includes retired) 11, Curators 2, Academics 9, Students 3, Others (unemployed etc.) 3.
Altogether 38 applications received, but 10 applicants rejected, those not based in Europe or are on a commercial basis (such as Japanese art dealers).

Feedback received from the participants are very positive and shows their satisfaction. 

Kotenseki

Session 1 Introduction of Kuzushiji (くずし字初歩)  slides 1 transcription video 1
Session 2 Illustrated books (絵本を読む)  slides 2 transcription video 2
Session 3 Popular fictions from late Edo to Meiji era (幕末明治戯作を読む) slides 3 transcription video 3
Session 4 Ukiyo-e (浮世絵等を読む)  slides 4 transcription video 4
Session 5 Various books (様々な書物に触れる)  slides 5 transcription video 5

Komonjo

 

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Session 6 武家文書 1 slides 6 transcription 1 video 6
Session 7 武家文書 2 slides 7-9 transcription 2 video 7
Session 8 武家文書 3 slides 7-9 transcription 3 video 8-9
Session 9 武家文書 4 slides 7-9 transcription 4 video 8-9