Jingyi Li
@becedo.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Occidental College. Cultural historian of 19th ce Japan. Podcaster on New Books Network. I read kuzushiji and crochet. 日本語ペラペラ
Highlight of the semester: randomly found the first edition of Bushido that was only sold in Japan from 1905 in the Oxy library!
April 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Highlight of the semester: randomly found the first edition of Bushido that was only sold in Japan from 1905 in the Oxy library!
Fun day in class where we printed from a woodblock carved by yours truly that totally looks terrible but somehow worked!
March 6, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Fun day in class where we printed from a woodblock carved by yours truly that totally looks terrible but somehow worked!
Had a fun day with my students at the special collections showing off my humble little collection. Turns out our library had this gem: a perfectly preserved double sided hangi of 四書字引, with a page printed from one of the sides!!
February 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Had a fun day with my students at the special collections showing off my humble little collection. Turns out our library had this gem: a perfectly preserved double sided hangi of 四書字引, with a page printed from one of the sides!!
First attempt at lino carving ended with a puncture wound :(
November 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
First attempt at lino carving ended with a puncture wound :(
Extra gaudy temple found in LA. Kinds looks good!
November 24, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Extra gaudy temple found in LA. Kinds looks good!
