THE 100 Old Stories & Fairy Tales of The Oriental Moonlit Nights Vol.2: The 11th to 20th tales with ukiyo-e illustrations (100 TALES OF THE ORIENTAL MOONLIT NIGHTS Book 3)

1. The book presents 100 Japanese and Orient stories and folktales on the theme of the moon.2. The 100 stories are art books based on the 100 Ukiyo-e ‘One Hundred Aspects of the Moon’ paintings by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.3. All the stories are accompanied by a wealth of beautiful colour images of Ukiyo-e, old paintings and explanatory images.4. The numerous color images and explanations give the story a more realistic feel.5. Many of the unknown stories help you to understand Japanese history and culture in detail.6. The 100 tales consist of ten complete stories in one volume, making a total of ten volumes.7. This beautiful book makes a great birthday and Christmas gift, share the stories with your loved ones.[ What you will realise after reading the stories in this book.]People are fascinated by the moon and there is a wealth of exotic stories about the moon.What do people think about and why are they moved when they look at the moon? There is an answer to that mystery.When you come face to face with the moon, you realise for a moment that your lonely self is there.The moon, which seems to speak nothing, is shining down on you in a glimmering light.Your life goes with the phases of the moon, and the moon is like your companion.With the waxing and waning of the sea by the moon, your life and the lives of the ancients continue to be with the moon.Since ancient times and the Middle Ages, many folk tales and stories have been told about the moon.Artists and poets of all ages have also left many works associated with the moon.In the Hundred Stories of the Moon, aspects of the heart are reflected in the clear moon like a mirror and weave a tale.[ What immutable philosophies can we learn from Mother Moon?]The sun pours energy down on the earth, constantly nurturing nature and people.At night, after sunset, the moon, reflecting sunlight, illuminates and gently heals people throughout their lives.The moon, which orbits the earth, pours pulsating energy into people with an added or subtracted gravitational force.From the events of the past associated with the moon, we can learn life philosophies with the same realisations and lessons as the ancients.By learning about the hardships encountered by people in the past, we can learn how to relate to ourselves and others.The hardships people encounter on the road to hardship and success are always the same.Different places and countries have not made much difference to the way people think and want something.It seems as if in people's latent notions there is a love for the moon that yearns for a mother.Just as the moon has healed you, please you heal people by equipping yourself with the heart of the moon.[ Message from the author.]This book introduces Japanese and Chinese anecdotes, historical events, myths and legends about the moon.The stories are varied, featuring famous men, women, birds, animals, ghosts and monsters.Aspects of famous and unknown historical figures are depicted, which is compatible with the philosophy of life.This series begins with a ten-volume presentation of 100 folktales from Yoshitoshi 's ukiyo-e series.In a separate five-volume series, the folktales related to Saigow Takamori's 32 leaf poems are told.Among them are 11 leaves of Tang poetry whom Saigow loved.Finally, I also tells the folktales of seven famous Ukiyo-e paintings with the moon, which were additionally painted byYoshitoshi.These folktales will be compiled into a total of 15 volumes with 150 stories and published in English and English-Japanese bilingual editions in due course.We hope that you will make practical use of the life philosophies from all 150 tales in your real life. Read more