{"product_id":"okinawan-samurai-andreas-quast-9781985331037","title":"Okinawan Samurai: The Instructions of a Royal Official to his Only Son","description":"Troubled about the future of his only son and heir, a royal government official of the Ryukyu Kingdom wrote down his 'Instructions' as a code of practice for all affairs. Written in flowing, elegant Japanese, he refers to a wide spectrum of artistic accomplishments that the royal government officials were ought to study in those days, such as court etiquette, literature and poetry, music, calligraphy, the tea ceremony and so on. The author, who achieved a remarkable skill level in wielding both the pen and the sword, also informs us about various martial arts practiced in those days. Translated from Japanese for the first time, from centuries-long puzzling seclusion the state of affairs surrounding an 18th century Okinawan samurai vividly resurrects in what is considered 'Okinawa's most distinguished literature.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Quast, Chokushiki Pechin Aka\/Ota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1985331039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781985331037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Andreas Quast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940644094207,"sku":"9781985331037","price":19.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_451e0397-6838-450b-ad69-660b5740619c.jpg?v=1681448374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/okinawan-samurai-andreas-quast-9781985331037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}