Description: Okinawan Samurai: The Instructions of a Royal Official to His Only Son by Aka/ota, Chokushiki Pechin, ISBN 1985331039, ISBN-13 9781985331037, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Troubled about the future of his only son and heir, a royal government official of the Ryukyu Kingdom wrote down his 'Instructions’ as a code of practice for all affairs. Written in flowing, elegant Japanese, he refers to a wide spectrum of artistic accomplishments that the royal government officials were ought to study in those days, such as court etiquette, literature and poetry, music, calligraphy, the tea ceremony and so on. The author, who achieved a remarkable skill level in wielding both the pen and the sword, also informs us about various martial arts practiced in those days. Translated from Japanese for the first time, from centuries-long puzzling seclusion the state of affairs surrounding an 18th century Okinawan samurai vividly resurrects in what is considered 'Okinawa’s most distinguished literature.’
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Book Title: Okinawan Samurai : the Instructions of a Royal Official to His only Son
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Martial Arts & Self-Defense
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Sports & Recreation
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Author: Chokushiki Aka/Ota
Item Length: 8 in
Book Series: Ryukyu Bugei Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
