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Heian Period Quotes

“Love Thinking, thinking thus, loving thus, there is no sleep, I see him, we meet, to be woken from that dream that is suffering indeed.”

Love Poetry Poem Love Poem Love Poetry Heian Heian Period Kagero Diary

Book:The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan

Source: The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan

“8. The Cat Who Lived in the Palace The cat who lived in the Palace had been awarded the head-dress of nobility and was called Lady Myobu.”

Cat Court Cats Lady Palace Empress Heian Heian Period Heian Culture

Book:The pillow book

Source: The pillow book

“I do wish men, when they're taking their leave from a lady at dawn, wouldn't insist on adjusting their clothes to a nicety, or fussily tying their lacquered cap securely into place. After all, who would laugh at a man or criticize him if they happened to catch sight of him on his way home from an assignation in fearful disarray, with his cloak or hunting costume all awry?”

Lovers Sexuality Social Norms Japanese Culture Heian Period Assignations Dawn Departures Palace Life

Book:The pillow book

Source: The pillow book

“The entrenched interests of the regional nobility prevented the proper functioning of a government built upon ethical practice. While high-minded scholars often called for reforms, their memoranda carried little weight with an idle aristocracy.”

Japan Art History Japanese Art Heian Period 794 1185 Japanese History

Book:Japanese Art

Source: Japanese Art