The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura Period (1185-1333)

395 Pages·1998·6.864 MB·English

by  George B. Perkins

Stanford University Press
Stanford, California
© 1998 by the Board of Trustees of the
Leland Stanford Junior University
Printed in the United States of America

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To Jenny whose patience made it possible,
and to Helen and Bill
Translator’s Preface
The translation is from the Gakushūin University Library text edited by Tokieda Motoki and
Kidō Saizō in NKBT, which contains many helpful notes. Inoue Muneo’s Masukagami also
proved extremely helpful in translating difficult passages and preparing notes. To avoid
excessive annotation, names of personalities and places are identified in the glossary. As a
rule, personalities are listed, both in the text and in the glossary, by first name; posthumous
names of emperors and in several cases in names of imperial ladies are used for convenience.
I have frequently abbreviated or deleted titles and offices, substituting the first name of the
individual. The result is perhaps more clarity in the English than in the original, but the
practice seemed justified by the excessively cumbersome nature of translated court titles. I
have tried to leave titles intact in passages where they are relevant to the content, adding the
first name of the individual where necessary for clarity. I have followed McCullough and
McCullough (1980) in translating titles and offices, as well as clothing items and colors. I
have elected not to include detailed notes on either; interested readers may consult the work
above. Ages in the text follow the Japanese manner unless otherwise specified; dates in other
sections are calculated in the Western manner.
I am particularly indebted to Professor Helen McCullough, who has kindly worked my
earlier, lengthy introduction into a succinct yet informative discussion of the historical and
literary background of the work, and whose extensive editing work on the text of my
translation has resulted in many stylistic improvements without departing from the spirit of
the original translation. I am also appreciative of Professors William McCullough, Makoto
Ueda, and Susan Matisoff for many helpful suggestions during my initial study of
Masukagami for the Ph.D. dissertation. I am, of course, solely responsible for any flaws in
the final product.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Translator’s Preface
Introduction
THE CLEAR MIRROR - Preface
CHAPTER ONE - Through Tangled Thickets
CHAPTER TWO - The New Island Guard
CHAPTER THREE - Mourning Attire
CHAPTER FOUR - Three Sacred Mountains
CHAPTER FIVE - Snow on the Central Plain
CHAPTER SIX - Descending Clouds
CHAPTER SEVEN - Snow on the Northern Plain
CHAPTER EIGHT - Asuka River
CHAPTER NINE - Pillow of Grass
CHAPTER TEN - Waves of Longevity
CHAPTER ELEVEN - Ornamental Combs
CHAPTER TWELVE - Plovers by the Bay
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Hills of Autumn
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - A Farewell to Spring
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Wintry Showers
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - Sarayama in Kume
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - The Dayflower
Reference Matter
Appendix: Title, Authorship, Date, Sources, and Texts
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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Abbreviations
Gunsho ruijū, comp. Hanawa Hokiichi. 24 vols. Tokyo: Nai gai
GR
Shoseki Kabushiki Kaisha, 1938—1939.
GSIS Goshūishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
GSS Gosenshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
GYS Gyokuyōshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
KB Kanke bunsō. In Vol. 72 of NKBT.
KKRJ Kokin rokujō. In Vol. 2 of SKT.
KKS Kokinshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
Kokushi taikei, ed. Kuroita Katsumi. Rev. ed. 66 vols. Tokyo: Kokushi
KT
Taikei Kankōkai, 1929—1964.
MYS Man’yōshū
Nihon koten bungaku taikei, ed. Takagi Ichinosuke et al. 102 vols.
NKBT
Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1957—1968.
SCSS Shinchokusenshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SGSIS Shingoshūishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SGSS Shingosenshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SIS Shūishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SKKS Shinkokinshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SKS Shikashū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
[Shimpen] kokka taikan, ed. Taniyama Shigeru et al. 10 vols. Tokyo:
SKT
Kadokawa Shoten, 1983—1987.
SSIS Shinshūishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SSZS Shinsenzaishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
SZKKS Shinzokukokinshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
shokuGSIS Shokugoshūishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
shokuGSS Shokugosenshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
shokuKKS Shokukokinshū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
shokuSIS Shokushūishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
shokuszs Shokusenzaishū. In Vol. 1 of SKT.
WKRES Wakan rōeishū. In Vol. 2 of SKT.