Edo-period works

text on kenjutsu and the martial arts, written by Miyamoto Musashi

thumb|Prohibited book of Nabeshima, Hagakure The Analects (abridged). 1939 edition. thumb|upright|Cover of The Book of the Samurai Hagakure (Kyūjitai: ; Shinjitai: ; ; meaning Hidden by the Leaves or Hidden Leaves), or , is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to Nabeshima Mitsushige (July 10, 1632 – July 2, 1700), the third ruler of what is now Saga Prefecture in Japan. compiled these commentaries from his conversations with Tsunetomo from 1709 to 1716; however, it was not published until many y

work by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō

Japanese ghost story

1776 novel by Ueda Akinari

chronicle of Oda Nobunaga

book about the history of Japan until 1392

book by Rai San'yō about the history of Japan

Japanese book published in 1776

1603 Japanese-Portuguese dictionary

(, ), or , designates a humorous theme in a Japanese art scrolls (often also the titles of the scrolls themselves), created during the Edo period (1603–1868) and earlier by various artists, often preferring to remain anonymous, depicting flatulence humor.

novel by Kyokutei Bakin

Edo-period Japanese picture scroll

17th-century history book

1802–1822 novel by Jippensha Ikku

1616 military record by Obata Kagenori

Japanese leishu encyclopedia

is the first major genre of popular Japanese fiction, written between the 1680s and 1770s in Kyoto and Osaka. Ukiyo-zōshi literature developed from the broader genre of kana-zōshi, books written in the katakana vernacular for enjoyment, and was initially classified as kana-zōshi. The term "ukiyo-zōshi" first appeared in 1710 in reference to amorous or erotic works, but the term later came to refer to literature that encompassed a variety of subjects and aspects of life during the Edo period with the most common being that of the ordinary townsperson. Books of this genre included ukiyo-e illust

second book of the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō tetralogy

five-volume geography byArai Hakuseki

is a type of Japanese book from the Edo period (1603–1867). Unlike other Japanese books of the periods, such as kusazōshi, they had few illustrations, and the emphasis was on the text. In storylines, Buddhist ethics such as karma are often preached, and characters with supernatural powers and imaginary creatures are often depicted.

Setsugekka 雪月花 is a common theme in Japanese art.

11-act bunraku puppet play composed in 1748 based on Chūshingura

play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon

thumb|An example of a is a genre of produced during the middle of the Edo period (1603–1867), from 1775 to the early 19th century, physically identifiable by their yellow-backed covers. Considered to be the first purely adult comic books in Japanese literature, a large picture spanned each page, with descriptive prose and dialogue filling the blank spaces in the image.

The is a biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. The Confucian scholar (1564–1640) published the work in 1626 during the rule of the third Tokugawa shōgun Iemitsu. The work was published five times between 1626 and 1710. The complete work spans 22 scrolls.

third book of the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō tetralogy

fourth book of the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō tetralogy

play of bunraku or kabuki

book by Arai Hakuseki

book by Hayashi Razan

The '''' (古事記伝) is a 44-volume commentary on the written by the kokugaku'' scholar Motoori Norinaga.

thumb|From Otsuriki (1810) by Jippensha Ikku, a book about how to make shadow pictures The was a genre and type of early modern Japanese novel. It came into being late in the Edo period during the 19th century. As a genre, it depicted the comical behavior occurring in commoners' daily lives.

ancient Japanese literature, ancient literature written in Woshite script

Japanese Edo-period autobiography

Japanese Kabuki play

1687 short story collection by Ihara Saikaku

, which can be roughly translated as "book of manners", was a pre-modern Japanese literary genre, produced during the middle of the Edo period from the 1720s all the way to the end of the 18th century. Plots almost invariably took place in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, and usually revolved around the misadventures of two contrasting male archetypes, the "Tsu" or "sophisticate", and the Tanketsu or "one who only pretends at sophistication." The writing had a huge emphasis on humor and dialogue, without much in the way of actual dramatic or narrative plot elements. Physically, were produced u

mid-19th century Japanese compilation of documents

Japanese book

series of woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai

is a Japanese novel written by Shikitei Sanba between 1809 and 1813. It belongs to the kokkeibon genre, of which it is one of the masterpieces.

Japanese painter (1823-1864)

geographical Encyclopedia for Uonuma area

Buddhist treatise by Takuan Sōhō

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play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon