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Chuichi Mukawa

むかわ ちゅういち

Mukawa Chuichi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1919-10-10 （Kami-Suwa, Suwa District, Nagano, Japan）
死没
2012-04-01 （Kamishakujii, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan） 92歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Suwa, Nagano, Japan → Kamishakujii, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
tanka poet, university professor
活動期間
1940年〜2012年
所属
Mahiruno (tanka magazine/group), Oto (tanka magazine; chief editor), Waseda University (faculty)
所属団体
Mahiruno (former member), Ao no Kai (participant)
影響を受けた人物
Kuboida Uho, Kubota Shoichiro
影響を与えた人物
Akira Naito, Yukari Kojima, Shuzo Shimada, Chikako Yonekawa, Kiyohiro Tamai

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Japanese Literature
学位: 文学士
期間: 1940-1946
卒業年: 1946
国: Japan
Entered the university specialized division and transferred to Faculty of Letters; graduated from Japanese literature.

受賞歴

Japan Tanka Poets' Club Recommended Collection
1959
対象作品: Hyoko (Ice Lake)
主催: Japan Tanka Poets' Club
結果: 受賞
Choko Prize
1982
対象作品: Shusho (Autumn Light)
主催: Choko Prize Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Shika Bungakukan Prize
1997
対象作品: Shoei (Soaring Shadow)
主催: Poetry and Song Literature Museum
結果: 受賞
Modern Tanka Grand Prize
2007
対象作品: Studies on Kuboida Uho and lifetime achievements
主催: Modern Tanka Grand Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Hyoko (Ice Lake)

1959年 tanka

First major collection of tanka; contains poems reflecting Suwa's nature and personal introspection.

naturehometownintrospectionseasons

Shusho (Autumn Light)

1981年 tanka

A mid-period collection featuring poems that sharply capture autumnal scenes and the sense of time.

seasonstimelight

Shoei (Soaring Shadow)

1996年 tanka

A later collection including late-life perspectives; characterized by serenity and delicate observation.

old agememorytranquility

Soyeru Mado (?)

1971年 tanka

Early-1970s collection; poems with a sense of coldness and transparency.

transparencycoldnessobservation

Seiyu (Blue Glaze)

1975年 tanka

One of his representative works of the 1970s, incorporating vivid color imagery.

colornatureceramic imagery

全著作

  • Hyoko (tanka collection). Shinsei Shobo, 1959
  • Madorai / Sadori? (tanka collection). Shinsei Shobo, 1971
  • Seiyu (tanka collection). Kadokawa Shoten, 1975
  • Shusho (tanka collection). Fushiki Shoin, 1981
  • Kirisho (selected poems). Tanka Shimbunsha, 1981
  • Chiso (tanka collection). Tanka Shimbunsha, 1989
  • Ryokuryō (tanka collection). Fushiki Shoin, 1992
  • Shoei (tanka collection). Ganshokan, 1996
  • Complete Tanka Collection of Chuichi Mukawa. Kadokawa Shoten, 2012
  • Shinanoji: Literary Journeys. Kadokawa Bunko, 1967
  • Sources of Lyricism: Essays on Modern Tanka. Ganshokan, 1987
  • Exploring Modern Tanka Journals. Kadokawa Shoten, 2006

作風・主題

文体
tanka with a critical stance toward reality and ethical seriousnesscalm, observational style with linguistic precision
頻出モチーフ
Suwa / lake / naturepassing seasonsmemory and timeintrospection

健康

  • Ischemic heart failure
    2012-04
    Died of ischemic heart failure in April 2012. He continued creative work into old age, but the condition was the cause of death.

評価・遺産

A tanka poet who maintained a critical wartime-era spirit and moral seriousness while exerting significant influence in the postwar tanka world. Also respected for teaching and mentoring at Waseda University.

関連学会

  • Japan Tanka Poets' Club

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (NDL) identifier: holdings available
  • Listed in international authority databases (VIAF / ISNI etc.)

引用

  • The wind of the ice-lake, blowing my unyielding narrowness, whirls up the snow.
    出典: Hyoko (Ice Lake) (1959年)
  • Cherry blossoms scatter in the darkness of the pass we've crossed; white and clear they should flow.
    出典: Shusho (Autumn Light) (1981年)

豆知識

  • A tanka monument (kahi) stands on the shores of Lake Suwa.
  • Served as a judge for the Imperial New Year Poetry Reading (Utakai Hajime) from 1986.
  • Taught tanka at Waseda University and mentored many students.