%C2%A9 Kaneko Tohta
The Carp in the Valley, 1972 (?)
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Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2013.29.853
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Kaneko Tohta sought to maintain calligraphy as a living, developing art form in the contemporary world. Kaneko began writing haiku when he was eighteen years old and became a vocal and sometimes controversial theorist on the subject. In 1962, he founded the avant-garde haiku group Kaitei 海程. His work has been published in over fifty volumes.
This poem dates from a period when he was closely studying the haiku of Kobayashi Issa (1763–1828), and the non-conformist poet Taneda Santōka (1882–1940). The thick brush and rhythm of smaller and larger characters give this work playful sensuality that corresponds with its theme.
谷に鯉もみ合う / 夜のかんきかな
The Carp in the valley / Jostle together / Nighttime ecstasy
Details
- Title
- The Carp in the Valley
- Artist Life
- 1919 - 2018
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.853
- Curator Approved
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