CHAPTER I THE HISTORIOGRAPHER'S ART IN OLD JAPAN MATERIALS FOR HISTORY Title: A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Author: Frank Brinkley and Dairoku Kikuchi Language: English E-text prepared by Geoffrey Berg from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) Note: Images of the original pages are available through A HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLEFrom the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by CAPT. F. BRINKLEY, R. A.Editor of the "Japan Mail" With the Collaboration of BARON KIKUCHI Former President of the Imperial University at Kyoto With 150 Illustrations Engraved on Wood by Japanese Artists; DEDICATED BY GRACIOUS PERMISSION TO HIS MAJESTY MEIJI TENNO, THE LATE EMPEROR OF JAPAN |