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Made of fail?

The shibori sampler is hanging in the shower. I won't know whether it worked or not until it is dry enough to pull out the threads, remove the tape and plugs. I am not encouraged by the fact that one piece of tape fell off on the trip from the kitchen to the bathroom.

Frustrating? YES. Tying knots for kanoko was an exercise all on its own, especially since I'd try to do it the way it is in the book and end up pulling the previous knots out....  I can only wait and see if the method I worked out produces the desired result.

In the meantime, working backwards, I have put together the bibliography/webography and about two double spaced pages so far on the research paper. (I have two books I can't cite simply because they are in Japanese and  one is a museum catalogue with no ISBN number and the other is a museum publication with an ISBN number that I was unable to trace by searching on the internet. The good news is that there's a significant amount of digitized art on the internet that I CAN provide citations for.  And no, I'm still not telling what it's about yet.

EDIT: When is a 14 page paper "less than 10 pages"? When it includes a two page bibliography and a five page appendix of illustrations. Time to put it away for awhile. I'll proof it tomorrow evening. Food would be good about now.....

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[identity profile] kareina.livejournal.com 2008-09-27 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Why do you need an ISBN to cite it? None of the journals geologists publish in include the ISBN in the list of reference details. Normally it is just the author, date, publisher, location etc.

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Because I cannot READ the author, date, publisher or location.

[identity profile] aureellia.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Scan the front plate and I will see if I can read it. I will see if I can get my Japanese mother in law to read it for you. Ha! Just.. hurry. I have to send the email to Japan.

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Auree you rock!

[identity profile] kareina.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
please forgive my confusion, but how can you use a source if you can't read enough of the language to work out the author/date?

Because sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words.

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
English language sources A, B and C contain images of certain items pertaining to the unrevealed topic of study. Source A has an unfortunate tendency to murky black and white photos.

Japanese language sources D and E contain larger, clearer and more extensive images. Having them to cite for this project is not essential, simply would be nice to have, as I do have overlapping information in other places.

[identity profile] czina.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
If you're looking for a way to cite such works - you may try: http://citationmachine.net/

They have the different methods of citation, and you plug in the information, and they 'spit out' the correct citation.

Hope this helps!

I tried, but don't know how much help it is

[identity profile] eleryth.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
#1
Emaki Nuihin-Ten
* 絵巻 【えまき】 (n) picture scroll; (P); EP
* 名品 【めいひん】 (n) fine product; masterpiece; ED
* 展 【てん】 (suf) (abbr) (See 展示) exhibition; exhibit; ED

J: Emaki Nuihin-ten
E: Exhibit of Masterpiece Picture Scrolls


#2
昭和 【しょうわ】 (n) Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
徳川美術館 = Tokugawa Bijutsukan/Tokugawa (Art) Museum
* 徳川 【とくがわ】 Tokugawa (p,s) 【とくかわ】 Tokukawa (s) 【とくがは】 Tokugaha (s) NA
* 美術館 【びじゅつかん】 (n) art gallery; art museum; (P); EP

中日新聞 【ちゅうにちしんぶん】 (o) Chunichi Shimbun (Japanese newsaper)

文化財保護委員会 【ぶんかざいほごいいんかい】 bunkazaihogoiinkai = National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties
愛知県 Aichiken
岐阜県 Gifuken
三重県 Mieken
各教育委員会
# 各 【おのおの; かく】 (おのおの) (n-t) each; every; either; respectively; severally; (かく) (n) each; every; SP
# 教育委員会 【きょういくいいんかい】 (n) Board of Education;
名古屋市教委委員会 = nagoya kyouikuiinkai

J: Showa 42 10.21 - 11.05
Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Chunichi Shimbun
Bunkazaihogoiinkai
Aichiken - Gifuken - Mieken (not sure how the first kanji is pronounced, so picking kaku) Kaku-Kyouikuiinkai
Nagoya Kyouikuiinkai

E: 42nd Year of Showa Era (1967, I think), October 21st (Saturday) -> November 5th, Sunday
Tokugawa [Art] Museum
Chunichi Newspaper
National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties
Aichi Prefecture - Gifu Prefecture - Mie Prefecture Boards of Education
Nagoya City Board of Education

#3 - couldn't get much of this one, I've seen the kanji before, but I just can't find it online in Jim Breen's for some reason, despite knowing the radicals and stroke order. Sorry.
日本 Nihon, nippon
名跡 【みょうせき】 (n) family name
名跡 【めいせき】 (n) famous historic spot

玄:くろ けん はる はるか mysterious; occultness

...couldn't find some of these. Stumped.

#4
平安 【へいあん】 (adj-na,n) (1) peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (n) (2) Heian era (794-1185);
源氏物語 【げんじものがたり】 (n) the Tale of the Genji
[genji monogatari]
繪 - e picture, drawing, sketch (I'm guessing this is an old kanji, as there's a simpler version of "e", used previously)
so it's "emaki", picture scroll, same as one of the other sets

J: Heian Genji Monogatari Emaki
E: Heian The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll
Edited 2008-09-28 03:54 (UTC)

Re: I tried, but don't know how much help it is

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Good try - 3 & 4 are from the Genji manuscript at the Tokugawa Art Museum.

Interesting to see that the catalogue was from the Tokugawa as well - there must have been a special exhibition.

Thanks!

Re: I tried, but don't know how much help it is

[identity profile] eleryth.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
So, it's a manuscript and not a scroll with pictures? I guess that's an important distinction for a dictionary to make, or perhaps it's a cultural understanding thing.

Ah, quick google search says emaki contain both pictures and text as opposed to just text. Is that the correct understanding?


As for the Exhibition, it appears it was in '67, from October to November, from the dates on the catalog. How lucky to have one in your collection! I imagine they'd be rather rare and hard to find.

Re: I tried, but don't know how much help it is

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2008-09-28 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, quick google search says emaki contain both pictures and text as opposed to just text. Is that the correct understanding?"

Yep.

I am blessed with some nearby used bookstores that absolutely rock - and I've been able to build a very respectable personal library over the past five years as a result.