明恵房高弁筆 『夢の記』 断簡, Section of the Dream Diary (Yume no ki), Kamakura period (1185–1333), dated 1225, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 13 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (33.7 x 54.9 cm), Calligraphy, Myōe Kōben (Japanese, 1173–1232), This long text is written in Chinese characters mixed with Japanese syllables, called katakana for their inflected verb endings. Katakana originally functioned as a mnemonic device used primarily by monks, but it became a popular form of writing among both scholars and monks of the Kamakura and later periods
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明恵房高弁筆 『夢の記』 断簡, Section, Dream Diary, Yume no ki, Kamakura period, 1185–1333, dated 1225, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, paper, Image, 13 1/4 x 21 5/8, 33.7 54.9 cm, Calligraphy, Myōe Kōben, Japanese, 1173–1232, long, text, written, Chinese characters mixed, Japanese syllables, katakana, inflected verb, endings, Katakana originally, functioned, mnemonic device, primarily, monks, popular form, writing, scholars, Kamakura, later, periods
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