Thirteen participants re-enacted “Kyokusui no En,” a millennium-old court ceremony ... poet and politician in the Heian Period (794-1185). This year’s event marked the 60th since the ...

The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese aesthetic tradition. Art, poetry, and literature permeated court life. As Dr. Segal points out, during the Heian period the Japanese moved away ...

109 x 41 cm. (42.9 x 16.1 in.) ...

This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From 794 to 1185, the Japanese emperor ruled over an ...