Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1979) award
Murayama Kokyo
むらやま こきょう
Murayama Kokyō
Pen Names:
Shōzō（birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-06-19 （Fuguyamachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1986-08-01 age 77
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, teacher, company employee
- Active Years
- 1930-1986
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Uchida Hyakken, Ishida Hakkyō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Department of Japanese Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | — | ～1939 | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Department of Japanese Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
～1939
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award | History of the Meiji Haiku Scene | — | Art Encouragement Prize (Agency for Cultural Affairs) | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award
1978
Work:
History of the Meiji Haiku Scene
Organization:
Art Encouragement Prize (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
1985
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
History of the Meiji Haiku Scene
1978 haiku history / criticismA study of the haiku world in the Meiji period based on primary sources, tracing movements and major poets.
history of haikuliterary circles and poets
Collected Works of Murayama Kokyo
1980 haiku collectionA collection of representative haiku by the poet.
seasonal sensetradition and succession
Visits with Hyakken-sensei
1980 essays / biographical notesEssays recounting interactions with Uchida Hyakken and related recollections.
memoirliterary encounters
The Golden Pavilion
1983 essay / criticismAn essayistic piece using the Golden Pavilion as subject matter.
cultural heritageaesthetics
Bibliography
- Haiku Book for Children (1942)
- Jogashima (1946)
- Tensuito (1948)
- Noki (1949)
- Solo Journey (1953)
- Saikyo (1962)
- On Osuga Otsuji (1965)
- Haiku of Literary Figures (1965)
- Haiku Also My Literature (1972)
- Biography of Ishida Hakkyō (1973)
- Haiku Also My Literature — Complete (1975)
- Kakuremino (1977)
- History of the Meiji Haiku Scene (1978)
- Visits with Hyakken-sensei (1980)
- History of the Taisho Haiku Scene (1980)
- Collected Works of Murayama Kokyo (1980)
- Meiji and Taisho Haiku Anecdotes (1982)
- Meiji Haiku and Poets (1983)
- The Golden Pavilion (1983)
- Bibliography of Literary Haiku Collections (1985)
- History of the Showa Haiku Scene (1985)
- Kokyo (1986)
- Hakkyō's Beret (1987)
- Complete Seasonal Collected Haiku of Murayama Kokyo (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a critical, source-based prose style emphasizing haiku theoryconcise diction with strong sensitivity to seasonal words
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonal imagerytradition and successionliterary anecdotes
Legacy
Murayama Kokyo was a leading haiku poet and historian in the Showa period. His haiku histories, collections and critical writings influenced subsequent generations; he was also noted as the head of Shigitatsuan and as editor of haiku journals.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan)
Trivia
- His real name was Shōzō; Murayama Kokyo is his pen name.
- His older brother Murayama Aikyō and sister Taka were also haiku poets.
- He received the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award) in 1978 for "Meiji Haiku Scene History."
- In 1978 he succeeded as the 20th head (anshu) of Shigitatsuan.