Japanese Names and How to Read Them

Name: Japanese Names and How to Read Them
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Long established as the standard reference tool for the identification of Japanese names on works of art, and is therefore essential for collectors, galleries, auction-houses, restorers and students. A reprint of the first (1923) edition. > Long established as the standard reference tool for the identification of Japanese names on works of art, and is therefore essential for collectors, galleries, auction-houses, restorers and students. A reprint of the first (1923) edition. > INTRODUCTION-Method of using the work. Arrangement of the Dictionary: Characters, Readings, Illustrative Examples, Orthography, Hyphe-nation, Pronunciation CHAPTER I.-How to count the strokes of a character. Variant Forms: Minor Script Variations CHAPTER 11.-The Kana. Analysis of Japanese Sounds; the Iroha-uta and Gojuon-dzu, Uses of the Kana.: Kalla Combinations, Tables of Katakana and Hiragana, Synoptical Tables of Katakana and Hiragana CHAPTER III.-The Nigori. Consonants and Vowel changes CHAPTER IV.-TN