Date: September 22, 1971
This is to certify that the thesis Tayama Katai and His Novel Entitled Futon ("The Quilt") submitted by Motoko B. Reece in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures has been accepted as satisfactory by the following members of her Faculty Committee:
Kenneth K. YasudaChairman
Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis
Gerald B. Mathias
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