“Shirkawa Shizuka’s ‘Lectures on Characters’ (Complete Collection with 7 Volumes of Full Text Materials)” Price: ¥132,000 DVD Unopened This is a set of DVDs and full-text materials that completely records the legendary lecture "Lectures on Characters" by Dr. Shizuka Shirakawa, a leading researcher of ancient Chinese characters and famous for his "Three-Volume Dictionary" of "Jito," "Jikun," and "Jitsu." The lectures were first given when he was 88 years old and continued until the year before his death at the age of 96, totaling 24 sessions. During these lectures over the last six years of his life, Dr. Shizuka Shirakawa never sat down, continuing to lecture while standing. Dr. Shizuka Shirakawa (from Seigo Matsuoka's "Shizuka Shirakawa," Heibonsha Shinsho) firmly believed that "the research results of experts are only valuable when they are returned to the general public." This series of lectures is a culmination of Dr. Shirakawa's passionate thoughts. It is a valuable resource that allows us to glimpse the passionate figure of the professor, who consistently aimed for the "recovery of the East" throughout his life. [Contents] 1. Before Characters March 14, 1999 2. Characters Related to the Human Body June 13, 1999 3. Status and Occupation September 12, 1999 4. About Numbers January 9, 2000 5. Nature and Mythology April 16, 2000 6. Primitive Religion July 23, 2000 7. About Rituals October 1, 2000 8. State and Society January 14, 2001 9. About Primitive Law April 8, 2001 10. About War July 15, 2001 11. Capitals and Roads October 21, 2001 12. Life and Medical Arts January 21, 2002 13. Songs and Dance Music April 14, 2002 14. A Person's Life July 14, 2002 15. About Thought October 6, 2002 16. About Senses January 12, 2003 17. On the Theory of Characters in Books April 20, 2003 18. The Structural Method of Characters July 13, 2003 19. About Sound Systems October 12, 2003 20. The Future of Kanji January 11, 2004 21. About Oracle Bone Inscriptions October 10, 2004 22. About Bronze Inscriptions 1 January 16, 2005 23. About Bronze Inscriptions 2 April 17, 2005 24. About Bronze Inscriptions 3 July 10, 2005