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Nagatomi Lab
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A lab that reads Chinese thought and culture from original texts, centered on the Yangming school of Confucianism.
AboutAbout the lab
From old books to Chinese thought.
The Nagatomi Lab studies Chinese thought, focusing on the Yangming school, a branch of Confucianism.
In the course of this work, the lab has also translated and transcribed into modern printed type a wide range of Chinese poetry and prose.
The lab is interested in Chinese culture as a whole, and in recent years it has also been translating papers on Sinology written in Europe and North America.
In classes, works such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms are used to discuss how Chinese culture was received across East Asia.
Key terms
- Yangming school (Yangmingxue)
- A branch of Confucianism that began with the Ming-dynasty thinker Wang Yangming
- Transcription into modern type (honkoku)
- Re-setting the text of old manuscripts or printed editions in modern type so that it can be read easily
- Sinology
- A field of study that deals with Chinese history, thought, literature, and more
NewsLab news
Held an information session for entering the Social and Cultural Studies course (a lab visit is required to enter)
Contributed chapters to the Encyclopedia of Chinese and Japanese 'Kan' Culture (Chugoku Nihon 'Kan' Bunka Daijiten)
ResearchResearch themes
The professor has been interested in the Yangming school, a branch of Confucianism, since undergraduate days, and the lab studies Chinese thought with a focus on it. Along the way, the lab has also translated and transcribed Chinese poetry and prose, and its interests have broadened to Chinese culture as a whole.
*Illustrative imageThe Life and Disciples of Wang Yangming
The lab traces the life of Wang Shouren (Wang Yangming), the Ming-dynasty thinker who founded the Yangming school. By examining the traditions of the hardships he endured on the way to Longchang, where he was demoted, his disciples in Ningbo, and his military treatise Bingzhi, the lab explores how the image of Wang Yangming as a hero came into being.
*Illustrative imageHow Chinese Books Were Made and Spread
How were books made, circulated, and read in premodern China? Through surveys of Confucian books that were transmitted to Japan and translations of research from overseas, the lab sheds light on Chinese book culture.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorSeiji Nagatomi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Siku Quanshu in the National Taiwan University Library” Olaf8940 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- The Life and Disciples of Wang Yangming: “Statue of Wang Yangming (Yangmingshan) 20240807” 阿道 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- How Chinese Books Were Made and Spread: “Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture” Zhu Gui / Jiao Bingzhen / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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