Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1993) award
Tadao Ougihata
おうぎはた ただお
Ougihata Tadao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-02-15 （Lüshun (Port Arthur), Manchuria (former)）
- Died
- 2005-07-16 age 94
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Lüshun (Port Arthur), Manchuria → Hiroshima, Japan (childhood and schooling) → Kyoto, Japan (education) → Sendai, Japan (worked at Tohoku University)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, Japanese literature scholar, university professor
- Active Years
- 1930-2005
- Memberships
- Araragi school, Tohoku Araragi Association
- Influenced By
- Mokichi Saitō, Fumio Tsuchiya, Kenkichi Nakamura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Imperial University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto Imperial University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class) | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1993 | Tanka Kenkyu Prize | Fuyu no Umi (The Winter Sea) and Others | — | Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Modern Tanka Grand Prize | Collected Works of Tadao Ougihata (8 volumes) | — | Modern Tanka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Utakai Hajime (Invited Poet) | — | — | Imperial Household (Utakai Hajime organizers) | 招待 |
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class)
1983
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Tanka Kenkyu Prize
1993
Work:
Fuyu no Umi (The Winter Sea) and Others
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research)
Result:
受賞
Modern Tanka Grand Prize
1996
Work:
Collected Works of Tadao Ougihata (8 volumes)
Organization:
Modern Tanka Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Utakai Hajime (Invited Poet)
2002
Organization:
Imperial Household (Utakai Hajime organizers)
Result:
招待
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1996) award
Works
Major Works
Fuyu no Umi (The Winter Sea) and Others
1992 tankaA collection centered on tanka poems about the sea and winter scenes, notable for late-life lyricism and reflection.
seawintermemorynature and humanity
Collected Works of Tadao Ougihata (8 volumes)
1996 collected worksAn 8-volume collected works compiling major poems and scholarly essays, covering his poetic and academic achievements.
tankaMan'yōshū studieswaka tradition
Bibliography
- Fuyu no Umi (The Winter Sea) and Others
- Collected Works of Tadao Ougihata (8 volumes)
- Various scholarly papers on the Man'yōshū
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical tankafusion of traditional waka forms with modern sensibilityconcise, refined expression
- Recurring Motifs
- seachanging seasonsmemory and reminiscencereferences to the Man'yōshū
Legacy
Tadao Ougihata was a lyrical tanka poet of the Araragi school and a noted scholar of the Man'yōshū. He served as a professor and dean at Tohoku University and as the second director of the Museum of Modern Poetry and Tanka, leaving significant contributions to tanka research and receiving national honors and major tanka prizes.
Museums
- Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry and Tanka
Academic Societies
- Araragi school
- Tohoku Araragi Association
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library of Japan
- Holdings at Tohoku University Library
Trivia
- Born in Lüshun (Port Arthur) in former Manchuria.
- Spent childhood in Hiroshima after his father's early death.
- Won the Tanka Kenkyu Prize in 1993 for 'Fuyu no Umi and Others' and the Modern Tanka Grand Prize in 1996 for his collected works.
- Died on July 16, 2005 at age 94; cause of death was not disclosed per his wishes.