Kōda Rohan

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Koda.

Kōda Shigeyuki who used the pen name Kōda Rohan (Japanese: 幸田 露伴, Kōda Rohan; 23 July 1867 – 30 July 1947) was a Japanese author. He wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889.

A house (Kagyu-an or "snail cottage") in which Kōda lived was rebuilt in 1972 by the Meiji Mura museum.

Kōda was one of the first persons to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937.

[edit] See also

• Japanese literature
• List of Japanese authors

[edit] References

• Rimer, J. Thomas - The Columbia Anthology Of Modern Japanese Literature, Columbia University Press 2005

[edit] External links

• Koda Rohan research institute (in Japanese)
  • English version
• Snail cottage page