Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1987) award
Seishi Yamaguchi
やまぐち せいし
Yamaguchi Seishi
Aliases:
山口 新比古
Pen Names:
Seishi（Used as haiku pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1901-11-03 （Okazaki, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1994-03-26 （Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan） age 92
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1914-1994
- Influenced By
- Sojo Hino, Suzuka no Furo
- Influenced
- Mizuhara Shuoshi, Saito Sanki, Nobuko Katsura, Kyoto University Haiku Journal
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 法学士 | 1922-1926 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
法学士
Period:
1922-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | Japanese Government | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Imperial Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Japanese Government | 受賞 |
| 1949 | Chunichi Art Award | — | — | Chunichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1976
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
受賞
Imperial Art Academy Prize
1987
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Asahi Prize
1989
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1992
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
受賞
Chunichi Art Award
1949
Organization:
Chunichi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Frozen Harbor
1932 HaikuYellow Flag
1935 HaikuRaging Waves
1946 HaikuDistant Stars
1947 HaikuStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Urban imageryIntellectual and objective styleShasei composition theory
Health
-
tuberculous pleurisy1924年Suspended university studies
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pneumonia1935年Medical treatment
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respiratory failure1994年Cause of death
Legacy
As a leading figure of the New Haiku Movement, he guided modern haiku and his shasei composition theory influenced successors.
Museums
- Seishi Yamaguchi Memorial Museum On the campus of Faculty of Science and Technology, Kobe University
Archives
- Kobe University
Trivia
- His residence collapsed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and was replaced by monuments and haiku stones.
- He wrote school songs for several schools in Mie Prefecture.