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SUMMARY: Tea and Transformation in Medieval Japanese Folklore: The Legend o
 f Sōtan Inari and the Tsukumogami “Tool Spirits”
DESCRIPTION: Abstract: Professor TOKUDA Kazuo of Gakushūin Women’s College 
 offers a firsthand look at medieval tales and legends of supernatural trans
 formations connected with Japanese tea culture. In one such tale\, a fox le
 arns the tea ceremony so well that he is able to disguise himself as Sen Sō
 tan\, the grandson of the great tea master\, Sen […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <h4>Abstract:</h4><p>Professor TOKUDA Kazuo o
 f Gakushūin Women’s College offers a firsthand look at medieval tales and l
 egends of supernatural transformations connected with<br />Japanese tea cul
 ture. In one such tale\, a fox learns the tea ceremony so well that he is a
 ble to disguise himself as Sen Sōtan\, the grandson of the great tea master
 \, Sen no Rikyū. In other legend\, it is said that once everyday objects\, 
 including utensils for tea preparation and flower arrangement\, grow old an
 d worn\, they come to life in the form of charming demons (<em>yōkai</em>) 
 that haunt the night.</p><p>The talk will be followed by a viewing of origi
 nal illustrated handscrolls\, books\, and colour woodblock prints.</p><p><s
 trong>About the Speaker:</strong></p><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnai
 l wp-image-5287" src="https://cjr.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/10/Professor-
 Tokuda-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Tokuda Kazuo is Profe
 ssor of Medieval Japanese Cultural History and Cross-Cultural Studies and D
 irector of the Institute of International Studies at Gakushuin Women’s Coll
 ege\, Tokyo. His research on Japanese medieval cultural theory and folklore
  studies over the past thirty years has been central to the field and he ha
 s published multiple works on medieval illustrated narratives\, including t
 he monographs <em>Otogizōshi</em> <em>kenkyū</em>(1988) and <em>E-gatari to
  mono-gatari</em> (1990). More recently\, his focus has turned specifically
  to <em>yōkai</em> and the supernatural in Japanese folklore\, on which he 
 has co-authored the volumes <em>Yōkai emaki</em> (Taiyō supplement\, 2010) 
 and <em>Yōkai-gaku no kiso chishiki</em> (Fundamentals of <em>Yōkai</em> St
 udies\, 2011).</p><p> </p><p>Presented by Gakushuin Women’s College Interna
 tional Exchange through Traditional Culture Series with UBC Library and the
  Centre for Japanese Research</p><h3><a href="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca
 /wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/10/1026_Tokuda_tea_transformation.pdf" tar
 get="_blank" rel="noopener">Event Poster</a></h3>
LOCATION:Dodson Room\, Room 302\, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
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