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Japanese Nobles Create Great Art

Japanese Nobles Create Great Art. By Nick, Sean, and Eric. Court life . A court is a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler Nobles were separated from poor peasants Very easy life Called themselves “dwellers of the clouds” Nobles loved beauty and elegance

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Japanese Nobles Create Great Art

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  1. Japanese Nobles Create Great Art By Nick, Sean, and Eric

  2. Court life • A court is a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler • Nobles were separated from poor peasants • Very easy life • Called themselves “dwellers of the clouds” • Nobles loved beauty and elegance • The court of Heian became the center of art and learning

  3. Fashion • Cared a lot about appearance • Wore luxurious layered silk and gold robes • Loved elaborate outfits • Fun facts • Carried decorative fans with flowers and trees painted on them

  4. An example of fancy Japanese outfits

  5. Literature • Took care with how they spoke and wrote • Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji • This novel was considered the first full length novel • Both men and women wrote poetry • Poems were usually about love or nature • Fun facts • Men usually wrote in Chinese while women usually wrote in Japanese

  6. “The breezes of spring Are blowing the ripples astray Along the water- Today they will surely melt The sheet of ice on the pond.” -Kino Tomonori, from the Gosenshu

  7. The Tale of Genji

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