THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 9, 2019 at 15:00 JST
The front cover of the newly discovered manuscript of “The Tale of Genji” transcribed by Fujiwara no Teika. The chapter title, “Wakamurasaki,” is written on a slip of paper. (Yoshiko Sato)
KYOTO--Experts confirmed the authenticity of a chapter of the oldest manuscript of Japanese classic novel “Genji Monogatari” (The Tale of Genji) that was discovered in storage at a home in Tokyo. [Read More]
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