{"id":24416,"date":"2024-03-04T15:19:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T06:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/?p=24416"},"modified":"2024-03-05T16:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T07:04:49","slug":"%e3%80%90%e6%9c%83%e6%b4%a5%e5%85%ab%e4%b8%80%e8%a8%98%e5%bf%b5%e5%8d%9a%e7%89%a9%e9%a4%a8%e3%80%91%e5%af%8c%e5%b2%a1%e3%82%b3%e3%83%ac%e3%82%af%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%b3%e5%b1%95-%e8%bf%91-2-2-2-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/news-en\/2024\/03\/04\/24416\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Yanai Initiative\u3011Open Talk \u201cCherry Blossoms in Sino-Japanese Literary Discourse: Edo Period Insights\u201d (March 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Talk \u201cCherry Blossoms in Sino-Japanese Literary Discourse: Edo Period Insights\u201d<\/h3>\n

In Japan, cherry blossoms have held a starring role in its literature, such as Waka and Haiku. Yet, in Pre-modern China the flower did not always hold a prominent place, although a certain number of poems were created. Prompted by this contrast, Edo period Confucian scholars and Sinitic poets, central figures in the Sino-Japanese literary tradition, pondered why the cherry blossoms, so beloved in Japan, were scarcely regarded in the works by Chinese literati. This curiosity sparked a broader debate, involving even botanists, and evolved into a larger discourse. In this lecture, we will delve into the Edo period scholars’ discussions and the significant cultural and historical impact of their debates on cherry blossoms, along with a look at celebrated Sinitic poems on these flowers, showcasing both the rare contributions from Chinese poets and the extensive works by Japanese poets.<\/p>\n