| Description |
1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Contents |
A courtier's life, in and out of the world -- The year 1600: a world again at war -- At the court of the dragon -- Scandal -- The tale of Kazan -- Shipwreck -- The long reprieve -- Salvation |
| Summary |
Japan in the early seventeenth century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watching kabuki dancing in the presence of the emperor's principal consort. Among these noblewomen was an imperial concubine named Nakanoin Nakako, who in 1609 became embroiled in a sex scandal involving both courtiers and young women in the emperor's service. As punishment, Nakako was banished to an island in the Pacific Ocean, but she never reached her destination. Instead, she was shipwrecked and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest, viewed September 25, 2017) |
| Subject |
Nakanoin, Nakako, approximately 1591-1671.
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Goyōzei, Emperor of Japan, 1571-1617.
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Goyōzei, Emperor of Japan, 1571-1617 fast |
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Nakanoin, Nakako, approximately 1591-1671 fast |
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Buddhist nuns -- Japan -- Biography
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Concubinage -- Japan -- History -- 17th century
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Japan.
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Buddhist nuns
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Concubinage
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Courts and courtiers
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Japan -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
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Japan -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 17th century
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012006493 |
| ISBN |
9780231530873 |
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0231530870 |
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