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lit. "Short verse" poetry, a style of "Waka" (lit. "harmonious verse").
Follows the strict 5.7.5.7.7. metre.
Emerged during literary flowering of Heian period, Saigyo (1118-1190)was one foremost master of the style. |
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lit. "Linked verses", emerged in Heian period, often written in correspondance between aristocratic lovers.
Uses the tanka 5.7.5.7.7. metre.
Develops into entertaining poetic sparring between poets in Tokugawa period. |
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Originally called Hokku (lit. "starting verse"), it follows the 5.7.5. metre of the "upper phrase" (j. kami-no-ku) of the Tanka style.
Emerged as an independent poetic form in the Tokugawa period during the time of Basho, a master of the form. |
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| lit. "floating world", the pleasure-districts commonly found in large japanese cities, a sub-culture formed by artisans and merchants, where everyone would go to entertain themselves with Kabuki, Bunraku (puppet theatre), Geishas, woodblock prints, and cortisans (prostitutes). |
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| Ink paintings. a.k.a. wash paintings. Composed in black ink, diluting ink with water for desired concentration. Popular among and popularized by Zen Buddhists for its simplicity. |
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lit. "pictures of the floating world."
Main genre of Japanese woodblock-prints. Emerging from the Ukiyo districts of Japanese cities during the Tokugawa period. |
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| Literature of the floating world. Novels written, often in romantic styles, to be read primarily for pleasure. Often erotic or sarcastically humorous, feature themes dealing with merchant life in the pleasure districts of Japanese cities. |
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| Buddhist concept of "impermanence" that permeates Japanese literature and poetry. |
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| Double-suicide. Typically by lovers in Japanese theatre (e.g. Bunraku.) |
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| Highly traditional form of Japanese theatre emerging during the Ashikaga period. |
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| Zen rock gardens. lit. "dry landscape" |
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| Japanese puppet theatre characteristic of the Ukiyo districts. Emerged in Tokugawa period. |
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| Highly stylized Japanese theatre with elaborate dance and make-up. Often avant-garde. |
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