Harvard-Yenching Library

Shunsuke Tsurumi Rinsen Nakazawa Tokyo, Japan; Harvard University, 1938-1942 Rinsen Nakazawa's 近代思想十六講 [Kindai shisō jūrokkō] was a bestselling compendium and guide to the thought of sixteen modern thinkers, including Nietzsche, Rousseau, Darwin, Bergson...

Jimyoin Motoharu Japan, 1328-1709 Falconry is first documented in the Nihon shoki (Japan’s official chronicle, compiled in 720), where it is said to have been introduced by a Korean courtier in 359 A.D. Falconry appears in many literary works, beginning...

Jimyoin Motoharu Japan, 1328-1709 The first page shows five library seals including Yenching Library's (the smallest rectangular seal on the bottom). The four other libraries are affiliated with Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759-1829), a grandson of the eighth...