Masukagami

Masukagami

Masukagami (増鏡?) is a Japanese historical tale written in the early Muromachi period believed to be between 1368 to 1376. The author is not known but is believed to be Nijō Yoshimoto.[1] It is the last of four works of mirror series and follow most recent events.

Masukagami is a twenty volume in total and follow events from 1183 to 1333 in accordance with the way Chinese classical historical tale were written. It starts with the accession of Emperor Go-Toba and ends with Emperor Go-Daigo's punishment of being deported to an island of Oki Province. The story is told through a fictitious hundred years old Buddhist nun of Seiryō-ji.

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Notes

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005). "Masu-kagami" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 615.

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