Deck #2: CHARACTERS & MOTIFS Flashcards
The primary wife of a Heian nobleman was known as the ____________________.
kita no kata
Heian aristocrats earned their income from ________ estates in the provinces.
shōen
A Heian nobleman could reach the height of power by marrying a daughter to the emperor, pressuring his son-in-law to retire and then serving as regent for his child-emperor grandson–a strategyknown as ___________.
sekkan politics
With the family system known as ________ residence, a couple lives with the wife’s family
matrilocal
With the family system known as ________ residence, husband and wife life at different locations (often with their own families).
duolocal
The most politically power nobleman of the Heian period was __________________.
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Heian men and women enjoyed playing this instrument, known as a ____________.
koto
The ____ was a Heian instrument like a mouth organ or harmonica, which could be played by breathing in or breathing out.
shō
Many Heian men played this wind instrument, known as a ___________.
hichiriki
The many-layered ensemble worn by Heian aristocratic women was known as the ________________.
jūnihitoe
Heian women used a cosmetic known as ________ to blacken their teeth.
ohaguro
The formal costume worn at court by male aristocrats was known as the __________________.
sokutai
The “hunting costume” that Heian aristocratic men wore as casual dress was called a ___________________.
kariginu
Heian aristocrats loved to play “matching games” known as _________.
monoawase
Heian aristocratic men enjoyed playing ____ a cooperative ball game where the goal ws to keep the ball in the air.
kemari
A painted, folding screen known as a ________ often served as a partition for rooms.
byōbu
A scene of ________ (“looking through a gap in the fence”) is the classic opening to a Heian love story.
kaimami
________ recounts the sexual (mis)adventures of a middle captain in the Imperial Guards.
Tales of Heichū
____________ is the Cinderella-like story of a stepdaughter.
The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo
The courtier who falls in love with the Lady Ochikubo is known as “The Lord” or the ________________ (Major General of the Body Guard of the Left.”
Shōshō
The Lady Okchikubo’s faithful attendant is known as ______________.
Akogi
Akogi’s lover (and the Shōshō’s foster brother) is called ________ (or “Bodyguard to the Crown Prince”).
Tachihaki
Anecdotal tales from the Heian Period, known as ____________, involve scens of love/sex that are much more graphic than those in the courtly tales.
setsuwa
____________ chapter of the Genji is a classic “catfished” story.
“The Safflower Princess”
The Heian classic ____________ includes some very interesting, “snarky” takes on the motif of clandestine visits.
The Pillow Book
Court lady ________________ wrote The Pillow Book.
Sei Shōnagon
____________ tells the story of Izumi Shikibu’s (scandalous) love affair with an imperial Prince.
The Izumi Shikibu Diary
______________ is the author of the famous 11th century “novel” The Tale of Genji.
Murasaki Shikibu
