Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1968) award
Kagoshima Juzō
かごしま じゅぞう
Kagoshima Juzō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1898-12-10 （Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 1982-08-22 age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- doll artist, tanka poet, author, ceramic artist
- Active Years
- 1917-1982
- Affiliations
- Araragi school, Japan Kōgeikai, Japan Authors' Association
- Memberships
- Araragi, Japan Kōgeikai (regular member, executive director, head of doll section)
- Influenced By
- Okada Saburōsuke, Shimaki Akahiko, Tsuchiya Bunmei
- Influenced
- Mikuni Reiko
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongo Western Painting Institute | — | Drawing | — | 1910年代 | Japan |
Hongo Western Painting Institute
Drawing
Period:
1910年代
Country:
Japan
Attended for drawing education; not a formal degree-granting program.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 指定 |
| 1967 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1973 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1968 | Chōkū Prize | Lights of My Hometown | — | Chōkū Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property)
1961
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
指定
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1967
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
1973
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Chōkū Prize
1968
Work:
Lights of My Hometown
Organization:
Chōkū Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
New Winter
1941 tanka collectionA tanka collection associated with the Araragi school, containing poems reflecting sensibilities during wartime.
naturenostalgiaseasonal sensibility
Shiosai (Tide)
1941 tanka collectionA tanka collection named after the magazine he founded, featuring poems often related to life and the sea.
seaeveryday lifeobservation of humanity
Lights of My Hometown
1968 tanka collectionA collection centered on nostalgia and feelings for his hometown; includes works that contributed to his Chōkū Prize.
hometownmemoryfamily
Juzō's Paper-Mâché Dolls
1972 art book / catalogAn art book/catalog presenting techniques and works of paper-mâché dolls; includes explanations of methods by the founder of the form.
doll makingtraditional techniquesmaterial research
Bibliography
- New Winter (tanka collection)
- Shiosai (tanka collection)
- Masaoka Shiki (study)
- Kyūsei (tanka collection)
- Gyorin (early tanka collection)
- Storm that Blows the Wheat (tanka collection)
- Lights of My Hometown (tanka collection)
- Sea and Flowers
- Flowers Gleaming
- Juzō's Paper-Mâché Dolls
- Juzō's Ceramic Dolls
- Mother's Country: Kagoshima Juzō Anthology
- Ancient Ritual Sites (tanka collection)
- Mortar and Pestle (tanka collection)
- All About Living National Treasure Kagoshima Juzō: A Life Devoted to Dolls and Tanka
- Definitive Edition: Juzō's Paper-Mâché Dolls
- Dolls and Songs: Essays
- Peony Flowers; Morning and Evening: Posthumous Poems
- Saitō Mokichi's Corrections and Critiques
- Complete Tanka Collection of Kagoshima Juzō
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic and lyrical tanka associated with the Araragi schoolConcise and robust expression
- Recurring Motifs
- hometownnatureseasonsritualsdolls
Legacy
Kagoshima Juzō pioneered paper-mâché dolls and opened new horizons in doll-making while also exerting long-standing influence as a tanka poet of the Araragi school. Designated a Living National Treasure, he is highly regarded in both craft and poetry.
Academic Societies
- Japan Kōgeikai
- Tanka Kenkyūsha (Tanka Research Society)
Archives
- National Diet Library (NDL), Japan
Trivia
- Considered the founder of paper-mâché dolls made from paper and paste.
- Designated a Living National Treasure for paper-mâché dolls in 1961.