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A new course has been released in the Radio Arzamas app — “Japanese Culture in Five Objects.” These are lectures by art historian Anna Egorova, a specialist in Japanese decorative and applied arts, about five things through which we can better understand the culture of this country and its history. We learn about the structure of a traditional Japanese house with the help of a screen, about military valor and weaponry — with the help of a sword, about female plasticity and color — with the help of a kimono, about Christianity and intellectual games — with the help of a tea bowl, about theater and palace rituals — with the help of a fan. https://arzamas.academy/radio/announc... You can listen to the first lecture right here, and the rest — in the Radio Arzamas app. There are five lectures in total in the course: 1. Screen: what does a Japanese house hide? How a traditional Japanese house and its intimate space are arranged, and who and from what does a screen protect? 2. Sword: how weapons became art? What does a sword mean to a samurai and why swords began to be collected? 3. Cup: what is the meaning of the Japanese tea ceremony? Why the tea ceremony is very similar to the Christian Eucharist and why the cup is so important in this process? 4. Fan: how to play with it, entice and protect yourself? How fans became an attribute of samurai, actors and gamblers, as well as advertising media? 5. Kimono: what clothes say about a Japanese person How Japanese clothing changed and at the same time remained unchanged, what the Japanese know about color and how a Japanese woman moves. Full course: https://arzamas.academy/radio/announc... *** Arzamas is an educational project about the history of culture https://arzamas.academy/. You can listen to our courses and podcasts in the "Radio Arzamas" app http://arzamas.academy/radio. And in order not to miss new materials, follow us on social networks: Instagram: / arzamas.academy FB: / arzamas.academy VK: https://vk.com/arzamas.academy Twitter: / arzamas_academy Telegram: https://t.me/ArzamasLive Mailing list: https://arzamas.academy/#signup