DescriptionGrave of Yokoi Shōnan (横井小楠) in Nanzenji (南禅寺), Kyoto. Note in Griffis's hand says: "No. 1 (larger picture) [this photograph]. The graveyard in Nanzenji (a Buddhist temple) Nan=South, zen=zen sect, ji=[Tera in Japanese] temple or church. The middle one in the row is the grave of Yokoi Shozan (sometimes or more often Yokoi Shonan). The left one is that of Mrs. Yokoi. The right one is a monument inscribing a sketch of life of Yokoi. Established by his friends and pupils many years after his death."
NoteThis project was funded by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Name: Rutgers meets Japan: a trans-Pacific network of the late nineteenth century
Detail: This item is associated with Chapter 2 in Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century, edited by Haruko Wakabayashi and Fernanda Perrone (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2026).
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Type: Finding aid
Name: Inventory to the William Elliot Griffis Collection (East Asia), 1859-1928
Detail: The items in this record are part of the William Elliot Griffis Collection. A finding aid with information about the contents of the collection is available online.
CollectionRutgers Meets Japan: A Digital Companion
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