ANCIENT JAPANESE HISTORY AND STORY RECORDING
The Ancient Japanese used three writing systems- hiragana, katakana and kanji. Many were also talented artists. Therefore, the ways that The Japanese recorded their stories and histories were greatly varied.
Ancient passed-down stories were cleverly written on scrolls. The scrolls were designed to be hand held, like a book. Words and pictures were side by side. Japanese artists whom painted buildings contained in their picture often drew the building without a roof, as this allowed the readers to see inside the building. Stories were also often just calligraphy on thin paper or cloth, or just paintings.
Paintings were an interesting element in the Ancient Japanese’s way of recording stories. As not everyone had the ability to write, everyone had the access to art. Common classed Ancient Japanese citizens would draw little images to describe their experiences, rather than writing letters. Priests and the educated royal court/ people of a higher ranking were really the only ones who were able to write books. Therefore, a history scroll/ ancient passed-on story would definitely be written by a person of a high rank.
Ancient passed-down stories were cleverly written on scrolls. The scrolls were designed to be hand held, like a book. Words and pictures were side by side. Japanese artists whom painted buildings contained in their picture often drew the building without a roof, as this allowed the readers to see inside the building. Stories were also often just calligraphy on thin paper or cloth, or just paintings.
Paintings were an interesting element in the Ancient Japanese’s way of recording stories. As not everyone had the ability to write, everyone had the access to art. Common classed Ancient Japanese citizens would draw little images to describe their experiences, rather than writing letters. Priests and the educated royal court/ people of a higher ranking were really the only ones who were able to write books. Therefore, a history scroll/ ancient passed-on story would definitely be written by a person of a high rank.