Bear Cat, Wah, or Fire Fox? Red Pandas in the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cameron Penwell
An exploration of early appearances of red pandas in collections at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia
Category: East Asia
Sakuma Tsutomu and the Memory of Submarine No. 6 at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cameron Penwell
This post tells the story behind the notebook of Imperial Japanese Navy Lieutenant Sakuma Tsutomu (1879-1910). Following a submarine accident, Sakuma dutifully recorded his and his crew’s heroic, but doomed, efforts to save themselves.
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Exploring Rare Manchu Books at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
More than 400 newly catalogued Manchu books from the Asian Division’s Chinese Rare Book Collection offer researchers new sources for study of the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty in China.
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Japan and the Olympics Before the 1964 Tokyo Games
Posted by: Cameron Penwell
This post explores highlights of Japanese Olympic history in the half century prior to the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, illustrated with examples drawn from Library of Congress collection items.
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A Japanese American Journey: Kazue Mizumura
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
Tested by hardship and sorrow, Kazue Mizumura survived to become a teacher, painter, textile designer, jewelry maker, advertising artist, and, finally, an illustrator and writer of children’s books.
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The History of Printing in Asia According to Library of Congress Asian Collections – Part 1
Posted by: Ryan Wolfson-Ford
This blog highlights the Asian Division’s holdings illuminating the Asian origins and Eurasian spread of printing with a particular focus on its early spread from China to Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
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Mysticism and Prophecy in “Tui bei tu” 推背圖 (Back-pushing Pictures)
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Allegedly created by astronomer-astrologers in the Tang dynasty (618-907), the book of prophecies known as “Tui bei tu” 推背圖 (“Back-pushing Pictures”) is the most renowned work of Chinese mysticism.
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Now Online: Japanese Rare Book Digital Collection
Posted by: Cameron Penwell
A new digital collection provides access to materials from the Japanese Rare Book Collection at the Library of Congress. Topics range from classical literature to works on horses, bamboo, and more.
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Forced Migration: Biographies of the Soviet Koreans Who Helped to Establish the North Korean State
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Learn more about a unique collection of 80 biographies of Soviet Korean leaders sent by the Soviet Communist Party to help establish North Korea’s government in the late 1940s.
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