Tanzaku (Poem-Card) by SANTŌ Kyōden* (1761-1816) Ink on Paper (See signature) Collection of Jeffrey Angles 鬼瓦栖につともかたつぶり 角を自慢に身をぞたのみそ 京伝筆 Little snail making your home In the demon-tile* So proud of your horns Do not rely on them Too much to protect you! [Santō] Kyōden *SANTŌ Kyōden (1761-1816) was a popular writer of gesaku fiction in late-eighteenth century Edo.  He wrote in many genres of popular fiction, including kibyōshi (satiric picture books), sharebon (witty books about fashion), kokkeibon (comic fiction), hanashibon (humorous books), gōkan (bound picture books), and yomihon (reading books). He also was known as an illustrator, artist, poet, and collector of antiques. *Demon-tiles (onigawara) are large decorated tiles in the shape of demons placed at the edges of roofs.  They usually have two prominent horns. Updated January 9, 2012

Jeffrey Angles ｼﾞｪﾌﾘｰ･ｱﾝｸﾞﾙｽ Associate Professor of Japanese Literature, Language and Translation Studies Department of Foreign Languages Western Michigan University Contact Prof. Angles by e-mail Office: 419 Sprau Tower Department of Foreign Languages Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5338 TEL: (269) 387-3044 FAX: (269) 387-6333 ABOUT ME AND MY WORK · Biography (DFL webpage) · Biography (Soga Center webpage) · Biography (Wikipedia) · Biography (American Academy of Poets) · Prof. Angles’ Facebook page · Publications & Research Interests · Films of Prof. Angles and the poet Ito Hiromi reading her work at WMU (2008) · Prof. Angles talking on NPR  about Japan: A Traveler's Literary Companion · Info about the events Prof. Angles organized for the Kennedy Center (2008) ABOUT JAPANESE AT WMU · Japanese Language Program at WMU (including information on the Japanese major and minor) · Facebook page for the Japanese Program at WMU · Syllabi for classes · The Japan Club (Student Group) · WMU Study Abroad Programs in Japan and How to Pay for Them · Soga Japan Center  (Japanese Studies Center at WMU) · Global / International Studies Major (Focus on Japan possible) · Supplemental Dialogues for Genki · Minor in World Literature at WMU ABOUT JAPAN & JAPANESE CULTURE · Japanese Literature Resources on the Web · Finding a Work of Japanese Literature · Japan-Related News on the Web · Japanese Art and Culture on the Web · Learning Japanese Online · Online Dictionaries · Teaching in Japan · Japanese Search Engines INTERNET RESOURCES FOR WMU · E-learning at WMUGoWMU portal · Naxos Music Library · Advice on Applying to Graduate Schools