2001•Journal of Xiamen UniversityRequires access
On Sino-Japanese Relations in the Tang Dynasty as Revealed in a Letter by Kukai to the Imperial Inspector in Fuzhou
Han Shen
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Abstract
Bonze Kukai's Letter from the Ambassador to the Imperial Inspector in Fuzhou offers an important clue to whether there existed credentials in the contacts between Japan and China in the Tang Dynasty. In the light of all the laws and regulations concerning the entrance of foreign envoys and the ceremonies for foreign envoys to meet the Emperor, it is clear that the Japanese envoy had presented his credentials to the court of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore the letter is of tremendous significance to ascertain the essence of the relationship between the two countries.