Xu Zhimo Poetry and Art Festival kicks off in King's College Cambridge

STORY: Xu Zhimo Poetry and Art Festival kicks off in King's College Cambridge DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALAN MACFARLANE, Emeritus professor of Anthropological Science, Chair of the festival 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALAN MACFARLANE, Emeritus professor of Anthropological Science, Chair of the festival 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TIM YIP, Art director and visual artist STORYLINE: The 9th Cambridge Xu Zhimo Poetry and Art Festival kicked off on Friday at King's College, Cambridge. Commemorating renowned Chinese poet Xu Zhimo, who was an associate member of King's College for 18 months in 1921-22, the festival gathers nearly 100 poets, artists and scholars from several countries, including Britain, China, France, Italy, and Greece. "Xu's eminence as a Chinese poet and his close connection with the Bloomsbury group and King's College has had a great effect on the profile of the College and brings in

Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

KYOTO, Japan - A diorama forms part of the displays at Shigureden, a Kyoto museum devoted to ''Ogura hyakunin isshu'' (100 poems by 100 poets). The museum was shown to the media on March 14, 2012, prior to its scheduled reopening on March 17 following a yearlong renovation. Hyakunin isshu karuta (playing cards) of the Edo period (1603-1868) and dolls representing the poets are among the exhibits and visitors can try on Heian period (794-1185) costumes.

Kwan-yu seated

Kwan-yu seated

Utagawa Kuniyoshi print of deified General Kwan-yu seated from the 'Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each' series.

Inside of hall of worship of nikko toshogu shrine

Inside of hall of worship of nikko toshogu shrine

In the balustrade of the front of the hall of worship, there is a Shinkyo (mirror of the gods). Pendant paper strips are dedicated under the mirror. There is a stone room dividing the main hall and the hall of worship with bamboo blinds. Paintings of the Sanjurokkasen (36 chosen poets) by Tosa Mitsuoki line the holders in the hall of worship. The ceiling of 100 Ken (596.5 ft) is decorated with 100 different types of dragons by a painter from the Kano School.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐30‐0]

Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

KYOTO, Japan - A diorama forms part of the displays at Shigureden, a Kyoto museum devoted to ''Ogura hyakunin isshu'' (100 poems by 100 poets). The museum was shown to the media on March 14, 2012, prior to its scheduled reopening on March 17 following a yearlong renovation. Hyakunin isshu karuta (playing cards) of the Edo period (1603-1868) and dolls representing the poets are among the exhibits and visitors can try on Heian period (794-1185) costumes. (Kyodo)