Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1965) award
Tamiko Oonishi
おおにし たみこ
Oonishi Tamiko
Aliases:
菅野 民子
Pen Names:
Tamiko Kanno（birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-05-08 （Yahata-cho, Morioka, Iwate, Japan）
- Died
- 1994-01-05 （Saitama City (at home), Japan） age 69
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Morioka, Iwate Prefecture (birth–early life) → Ōmiya (now Saitama City), Saitama Prefecture (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, civil servant (education bureau), teacher, editor
- Active Years
- 1956-1994
- Affiliations
- Keisei (tanka magazine/group), Hatou Tanka-kai (co-founded)
- Memberships
- Keisei (tanka magazine/group), Hatou Tanka-kai
- Influenced By
- Takuboku Ishikawa, Samio Maekawa, Osamu Kimata
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonan Elementary School, Morioka | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Iwate Prefectural Morioka Girls' High School (now Iwate Prefectural Morioka Second High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nara Women's Higher Normal School (now Nara Women's University) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Jonan Elementary School, Morioka
Country:
Japan
Iwate Prefectural Morioka Girls' High School (now Iwate Prefectural Morioka Second High School)
Country:
Japan
Nara Women's Higher Normal School (now Nara Women's University)
Country:
Japan
Studied under Samiu Maekawa (tanka guidance) while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Tanka Kenkyu Award | Kito-hibi (tanka series 'Kito Days') | — | Tanka Kenkyu (publication/group) | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Choko Prize | Fusui | — | Choko Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Poetry & Song Literature Museum Prize | Kaze no Mandala (Wind Mandala) | — | Shika Bungakukan (Poetry & Song Literature Museum) | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1988 | Erection of tanka monument (Jokoku-ji) | May it become a single tree shaken... one would call it the wind | — | Jokoku-ji (Iwatsuki) | 歌碑建立 |
| 2000 | Erection of tanka monument (Hikawa no Mori Culture Hall) | The phantom chair placed beside me... no longer a night to wait | — | Saitama City | 歌碑建立（顕彰） |
Tanka Kenkyu Award
1965
Work:
Kito-hibi (tanka series 'Kito Days')
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (publication/group)
Result:
受賞
Choko Prize
1982
Work:
Fusui
Organization:
Choko Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Poetry & Song Literature Museum Prize
1992
Work:
Kaze no Mandala (Wind Mandala)
Organization:
Shika Bungakukan (Poetry & Song Literature Museum)
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1992
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Erection of tanka monument (Jokoku-ji)
1988
Work:
May it become a single tree shaken... one would call it the wind
Organization:
Jokoku-ji (Iwatsuki)
Result:
歌碑建立
Erection of tanka monument (Hikawa no Mori Culture Hall)
2000
Work:
The phantom chair placed beside me... no longer a night to wait
Organization:
Saitama City
Result:
歌碑建立（顕彰）
Awards & Nominations
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1982) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1992) award
Works
Major Works
Maboroshi no Isu (The Phantom Chair)
1956 tankaA collection themed on the breakdown of married life; contains the representative tanka often quoted as the image of Oonishi's work.
domestic breakdownlonelinessloss
Fubun no Okite (Unwritten Rules)
1960 tankaDeals with solitude and inner conflict after the husband's departure, expanding into imaginative and sometimes fantastical imagery.
solitudeinner conflictphantasmagoria
Musuu no Mimi (Countless Ears)
1966 tankaA group of poems that find small lacks and anxieties in daily life and elevate them into song.
daily lacksanxiety
Kumo no Chizu (Map of Clouds)
1975 tankaA collection addressing the deep grief after the sudden death of her sister, singing the sorrow of loss.
lossgrieffamily
Fusui
1986 tankaSings of loneliness and inner wounds with flowing language, pursuing the richness of life and beauty. Winner of the Choko Prize.
lonelinessbeautylack of being
Kaze no Mandara (Wind Mandala)
1991 tankaA late-career collection deepening themes of life and solitude; recipient of the Poetry & Song Literature Museum Prize.
solitudespirituality
Bibliography
- Maboroshi no Isu: Tamiko Oonishi Collected Tanka (1956)
- Fubun no Okite: Collected Tanka (1960)
- Musuu no Mimi (1966)
- Hana Afureiki (1971)
- Kumo no Chizu (1975)
- Ishi no Fune: Selected Tanka (1975)
- Nowaki no Shou (1978)
- Complete Collected Tanka of Tamiko Oonishi (1981)
- Umi no Kioku (1981)
- Fusui (1986)
- Indo no Kajitsu (1986)
- Kaze no Mandala (1991)
- Tensaku Kyoushitsu (1992)
- Hikari Tabanete (Posthumous Collected Tanka, 1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous depiction of everyday scenesflowing language tinged with pathosa mix of fantastical vision and realism
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinesslack/absenceloss of hometownsense of exilepremonition of misfortune
Health
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postpartum illness after stillbirth1947（半年余）Temporarily affected creative activity and daily life
Legacy
Recognized for extracting deep feeling and unease from small everyday incidents; winner of multiple literary prizes. Locally commemorated through the Hatou Tanka-kai and the establishment of the Tamiko Oonishi Prize.
Museums
- Hikawa no Mori Culture Hall (tanka monument) Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan Opened in 2000
- Jokoku-ji Temple (tanka monument) Iwatsuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan Opened in 1988
Academic Societies
- academic societies related to contemporary tanka poets
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings / authority record)
- Author authority records in libraries (VIAF / ISNI etc.)
Quotes
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The phantom chair placed beside me... no longer a night to wait
Source: Maboroshi no Isu (collection) (1956)
Trivia
- Birth name was Tamiko Kanno; known by the pen name Tamiko Oonishi.
- After her death in 1994, the Tamiko Oonishi Prize was established in 2000 in her honor.
- Multiple tanka monuments in Saitama Prefecture commemorate her.