Haiga Ho (Haiga Manner)
Artist
Nakamura Fusetsu
[artist and author] (Japanese, 1866–1943)
Artist
Kawahigashi Hekigoto
[poet and calligrapher] (Japanese)
Date1909
Mediumwoodcuts and collotype, string-bound Japanese style in flexible covers with stamped title, enclosed in protective modern clasped chitsu case
Dimensions23 x 15.4 cm
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineHarriet B. Bancroft Fund
Object number2010.268
Label TextA remarkable piece both visually and for its significance for the development of a new literary and visual aesthetic for Japan in the 20th century. Overall, this copy is very good in rubbed covers.
This visual and textual examination of the relationship between "haiga", haiku drawings, and the haiku themselves was a collaborative effort between Fusetsu, a Western- style oil painter who was also perhaps the most eminent practitioner of haiga in his day, and Hekigoto, a noted haiku poet. They were both friends of Masaoka Shiki (1867–1902) and leaders of the influential literary circle associated with HOTOTOGISU magazine.
Counting the decorative title page, there are 13 full page color woodcuts after designs by Fusetsu, 40 calligraphed haiku by Hekigoto reproduced in woodcut and a 38 page scholarly discussion by Fusetsu, as well as a few collotypes.ProvenanceBoston Book Company & Book Annex, Boston, MAOn View
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