UCLA Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library
UCLA

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (310) 825-4836
Website: http://www.library.ucla.edu/eastasian

The Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library was established in 1948 to support UCLA's teaching and research programs in East Asian studies. The library selects, organizes, and makes available Chinese-, Japanese-, and Korean-language materials, and its staff provides reference and instruction services to optimize access to and use of the collections

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Kamigata Kabuki Banzuke 上方歌舞伎番付: Woodblock Print Playbills from Western Japan

Kabuki, a classical form of Japanese performing arts, was developed in the cities of Edo (Tokyo) and Kamigata (Osaka and Kyoto), and performed also in several other cities in early modern Japan. It became one of the most popular theatrical entertainments from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth centuries. Posters and programs for kabuki performances called "banzuke'' were printed in woodblock: such as "tsuji-banzuke," posters, "yakuwari banzuke," cast lists, and "ehon banzuke," illustrated scenes. The third type was also called "ezukushi" in Kamigata. The kabuki banzuke collection held at the UCLA Library consists of 101 bound sets of yakuwari banzuke …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

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Tom Leung Collection

The Tom Leung Archival Collection of the Chinese Royal Society in the Early Twentieth Century was a private archival collection of Dr. Tom Leung (谭良), which contains about three hundred letters related to the activities of the Royal Society (保皇会) in North America. The archival collection includes over ten letters of Kang Youwei (康有为) and Liang Qichao (梁启超), written during the Royal Society movement in early twentieth century. Dr. Tom Leung, a student and supporter of Kang Youwei, was the head of the Royal Society in North America, and this collection was donated by Louise Leung Larson, the daughter of …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

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UCLA East Asian Archaeology Corona Satellite Images Collection: 1960s-1970s

A collection of 204 declassified satellite images of major cultural regions in China. These images are from the United States Corona Satellite program, which was a reconnaissance imaging program that focused on photographing the Soviet Union and China Flight missions span from the early 1960s to the middle 1970s. These images were obtained from United States Geological Survey (USGS) by Dr. Li Min with the support of a UCLA Office of Instructional Development teaching enhancement grant for designing and teaching the class "Archaeological Landscapes of China" in Anthropology and Asian Languages and Cultures.

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

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