Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 223 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Contents |
Prince and princesschichibu; contents; preface; foreword by tsunetada matsudaira; preface by h.i.h. princess chichibu to first edition of the silver drum; foreword by kazuko azo to first edition of the silver drum; introduction by carmen blacker to first edition of the silver drum; chronology of events in the life of prince and princess chichibu; glossary of japanese words; part 1; the prince: a vindication; part 2 the princess's story the silver drum (complete version); 1. born in england; my childhood friend; the thread of fate; 'name: setsuko'; the name-father; the aizu clan |
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The single photographthe flowered bonnet; 2. childhood; the beijing legation; heatstroke; taka's room; 3. growing up; the peeresses' school; the great kanto earthquake; the aizu spirit; summer in nikko; the day i first met prince chichibu; 4. america; the reunion; the friends school; brass bands and chewing gum; the lindbergh song; prince chichibu's visit; waltzing with daddy; the furoshiki and the hole-in-one; the emissary; 5. until my wedding day; the memory book; right and proper; learning to be a princess; the last few days; 6. imperial bride; the twelve-layered robe; 'pinetrees twain' |
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The chrysanthemum and i7. the silver box; a brotherly chat; a young pine and a star; staff college homework; hiking in the summer holidays; 8. our daily life; a visit to the chichibu mountains; the temporary imperial residence, hirosaki; attending the coronation; 9. up to the outbreak of war; papier mâché string; the anti-tuberculosis association; the prince falls ill; a room with a view of mount fuji; 10. imperial villa, gotemba; fuji's four seasons; artificial pneumothorax; 15 august 1945; 11. the post-war years; the shmoo; the prince chichibu farm; 'i envy the weeds'; the promise |
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The oxford rugby teamlast will and testament; the mitsumine kiln; 12. international friendship; the 'little house'; tea with the queen mother; 'do as you please more'; the poems; appendix introductory remarks by dorothy britton; a critique of theoccupation policy; index |
Summary |
New insights into the controversial lives of Prince and Princess Chichibu - two high-profile members of the Japanese imperial family. Their lives were lived both above and below 'the clouds', with the princess a commoner in an arranged marriage and the popular 'sporting prince' dogged by ill health and his association with the Imperial Army |
Notes |
"Including a complete translation of Setsuko, Princess Chichibu's memoir 'The Silver Drum." |
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Translated from the Japanese |
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Includes index |
Subject |
Chichibu no Miya Setsuko, 1909-1995.
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SUBJECT |
Chichibu no Miya Setsuko, 1909-1995 fast |
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Princesses -- Japan -- Biography
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Princesses
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SUBJECT |
Japan -- Biography
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Subject |
Japan
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9004212965 |
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9789004212961 |
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