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The life of Nobuko : the words, works and pictures of an ordinary but remarkable Japanese woman, 1946-2015 / edited with commentaries and introduction by Kiyonori Kanasaka ; translated by Nicholas Pertwee.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Toki o kasanete. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kanasaka, Nobuko, 1946-2015.
- Kanasaka, Nobuko.
- Kanasaka, Kiyonori, 1947---Family.
- Kanasaka, Kiyonori.
- College teachers' spouses--Japan--Biography.
- College teachers' spouses.
- Calligraphy, Japanese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Folkestone, Kent : Renaissance Books, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Born into the post-war American Occupation of Japan, Nobuko Kanasaka (née Fujimoto) emerged as a woman of her time, both tempered and inspired by the vicissitudes and challenges of occupation life (up to 1952), followed by the hazards of the early post-occupation growth of the economy, the 'miracle' years and finally the 'post-bubble' years. This illustrated volume comprising over 400 photographs and illustrations, tracks both Nobuko's life experiences from early childhood and celebrates her achievements as an amateur artist, calligrapher and writer - allowing us insights into aspects of everyday life in Japan during this highly significant period in Japanese history. It is, therefore, both a book of reference for a readership wishing to access a personal history of another culture and a tribute to a life well lived and loved, Nobuko having travelled much of the world thanks to her scholar husband's interests as one of Japan's leading geographers and a specialist in the writings and travels of Isabella Bird.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Organization of captions and photographic credits
- Part I : The Life of Nobuko in Photographs
- Part II : Works by Nobuko
- Part III : Nobuko’s Essays
- Part IV : Remembrance
- Postscript
- Notes:
- Original Japanese edition © K. Kanasaka 2016, published by Shibunkaku Publishing Co., Kyoto, Japan.
- ISBN:
- 1-003-69891-3
- 1-898823-89-8
- 9781003698913
- OCLC:
- 1315479017
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