HIST 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Kitabatake Chikafusa, Imagawa Sadayo, Imagawa Clan
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He loved the arts and not affairs of the state. The empress has a meeting smaller than that of the emperor. The ladies sit closer together, are more casual and have music playing. They are dressed in silk and nice clothing. This meeting shows that they are learning and talking about scholarly things an idea in the tang and song dynasty paintings. A minister through parties with entertainment and sexual intercourse. Emperor li yu commissioned an artist to spy on him and paint the events. There is music, dancing, sexual activities, and food shown. The men are talking to the women, and they seem equal unlike standard confucianism beliefs. These were a set of guidelines for court officials. Kitabatake chikafusa: the chronicle of direct descent of gods and sovereigns 1339. Believed in the sun goddess, who secured the rule. Believed buddhists were incarnated to spread the knowledge through the country. Wrote during the decline of the imperial authority.
