Late Medieval Publishing Culture in Japan During the 14th and 16th Centuries
February 1, 2018
Colloquium
Speaker: Sumiyoshi Tomohiko, Keiō University
Books printed in Japanese Zen monasteries during the medieval period are known as Gozan-ban or “Five Mountains” editions. Originally, Gozan-ban were printed for the self-education of Gozan monks who were expected to imitate the latest Chinese scholarship and act out another culture in Japan. At this time, in the 13th to 14th centuries, Chinese Zen masters visited Japan very often,...