(20 August, 1876 – 1, January, 1957) was the pen name of , a
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tanka
is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.
Etymology
Originally, in the time of the '' Man'yōshū'' (latter half of the eighth century AD), the term ''tanka'' was used to distinguish "short p ...
poet, educator, and
calligrapher
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Biography
After finishing
Tokyo Imperial University
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Waseda University
, mottoeng = Independence of scholarship
, established = 21 October 1882
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, city = Shinjuku
, state = Tokyo
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at its Department of Education (then ,{{Efn, The Official Gazette records in 1918 (Taisho 7th) that Onoe was transferred. to be a professor at Gakushuin Women's University(then {{Nihongo, Gakushuin for Girls, 女子学習院.{{Cite journal , last= Office of the Imperial Household , year=1908 , editor-last=Ministry of Finance , editor-first=Printing Bureau
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, trans-title=Appointments and assignments : Hachiro Onoe appointed the 6th Class, Senior Official {{In lang, ja, link=yes - to Professor at Gakushuin University, the School of Education; from Professor at the 6th interim Vocational School for Teachers and the Professor at Women's Higher Normal School , journal=Official Gazette , publication-date=April 13, 1908 , page=260 Onoe also taught at the 6th Temporary Teacher Vocational School.
Saishū wrote a poetry column for the magazine ''Shinsei'' ("New Voices"). He also founded the Shazensō-sha ("Plantain Society") in 1905, which stressed clarity, simplicity, and capturing ordinary experiences in poetry. This was in reaction to the style of the tanka poets associated with ''
Myōjō
was a monthly literary magazine published in Japan between April 1900 and November 1908. The name ''Myōjō'' can be translated as either Bright Star or Morning Star.
History and profile
The magazine was established in 1900. It was the organ of ...
'' magazine (such as Yosano Akiko) which emphasized the passionate side of human nature. Members of the Shazensō-sha included the noted ''Naturalist'' tanka poets Wakayama Bokusui and Maeda Yūgure, a pupil of Onoe Saishū.
Exhibitions
Post humous exhibition was held in Ginza in 1957. It was followed by the anniversary exhibitions at the 100th and 130th year after Onoe's birth, or in 1975 and in 2006 respectively with catalogs published.
* Gallery, Matsuya department: Retrospective show. September 27 - 2nd October, 1957.
* Tokyo Central Art Museum: Onoe Saisho exhibition, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Society. Organized by the Nihon Shodō Kyōiku Gakkai Society, September 16 - 21, 1975. (Catalog NCID BN07084332、CRID : 1130282271573681536.)
* Naritasan Temple Calligraphy Museum: Onoe Saisho exhibition, the 130th year after the artist's birth. 29 October - 23 December, 2005. (Catalog NCID BC1652231X、CRID : 1130011838007309218.)
Private collection
Onoe was a collector of historical calligraphic works, including:
* '' Kegonkyō: The Treasures of Mr. Saisho Onoe''. Taito Shodoin Dairibu (publisher), Kōmyōsha (distributor), 1938, CRID: 1130282272198678528. Orihon folded book, Japanese binding.
* Asano, Gyoyō (1940). ''Remnants of the Ancient Buddhist Sutra: A Treasure of Mr. Saisho Onoe''. Taito Shodoin Dairibu, CRID: 1130282270385880960 . Orihon folded book, Japanese binding.
Hachiro Onoe (1955–1956). ''Calligraphy Introductory Course'', Iwasaki Shoten, an anthology.
Co-edited:
* Hachiro Onoe, Morohashi, Tetsuji. (1930). ''History of Japanese Calligraphy'', Yuzankaku, {{NCID, BN16078771.
* ''History of Japanese Calligraphy'' (1934).
Heibonsha
Heibonsha (平凡社) is a Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, which publishes encyclopedias, dictionaries and books in the fields of science and philosophy. Since 1945 it has also published books on art and literature.1.
** Ishibashi, Keijuro (1952). ''Advanced Calligraphy: A Teachers' Material''. CiNii.
* Ishibashi, Keijuro (1953). ''New Advanced Calligraphy.'' Tokyo Shubunkan, CiNii. Revised in 1955, CiNii.
** Ishibashi, Keijuro (1953). ''New Advanced Calligraphy: A Teachers' Material''. Shubunkan, 1953, CiNii.
* Ishibashi, Keijuro (1955). ''Illustrated Calligraphy Education''. Iwasaki Shoten. CiNii. Revised in 1966, CiNii.
* Ishibashi, Keijuro (1957). ''New Mirrors for Calligraphy''. Shubunkan, CiNii. Revised in 1958, CiNii.