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Susugu Yoshida

よしだ すすぐ

Yoshida Susugu

Pen Names: Koichi Tone（Pen name used for art-historical and research publications）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-03-11 （Tokyo (former Tokyo-fu), Japan）
Died
2001-08-21 （Japan） age 79
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
tanka poet, art historian, educator
Active Years
1947-2001
Affiliations
Yokohama National University, Faculty of Education — Lecturer, Okayama University, Faculty of Education — Associate Professor / Professor, Okayama University Graduate School — Lecturer, Tama Art University — Lecturer

Education

Tokyo Art School (former)
Oil Painting Department / Oil Painting Department
Period: 1941-1947
Year of Graduation: 1947
Country: Japan
Enlisted as wartime student, returned and graduated after repatriation

Awards

Uchiyama Prize (11th)
1992
Organization: Japan Ukiyo-e Association
Result: 受賞
Tanka Kenkyu Prize (31st)
1995
Work: The Stones of the Bastille
Organization: Tanka Kenkyu (short poetry research)
Result: 受賞
Saito Mokichi Tanka Literature Prize (9th)
1998
Work: Complete Annotated Notes to 'Shiroki Yama' (The White Mountain)
Organization: Saito Mokichi Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Joy of Seeing and Drawing: A Guide to Art

1957 Art introduction

A primer aimed at beginners for art appreciation and drawing.

art educationappreciation

Kiyochika: An Artist of the Modernizing Era

1964 Art history

A study examining Kobayashi Kiyochika's style and historical context.

ukiyo-eMeiji period

Basic Knowledge of Ukiyo-e

1974 Art history / Introductory

An introductory overview of ukiyo-e techniques, history, and key artists.

ukiyo-etechnique

Finlandia: Tanka Collection by Susugu Yoshida

1982 tanka collection

A collection of tanka poems published under the name Susugu Yoshida.

natureremembrancetravel

Complete Annotations to 'Shiroki Yama' (The White Mountain)

1997 literary commentary/annotations

Detailed annotations and commentary on the existing work 'Shiroki Yama'.

annotationtanka scholarship

The Stones of the Bastille

1995 tanka collection

A tanka collection that won the Tanka Kenkyu Prize.

historymemory

Bibliography

  • The Joy of Seeing and Drawing: A Guide to Art (1957)
  • Kiyochika: An Artist of the Modernizing Era (1964)
  • Kiyochika (1968)
  • The Life of Teru (as Koichi Tone, 1969)
  • Basic Knowledge of Ukiyo-e (1974; expanded ed. 1987)
  • Notes on Yoshimi Kondo (1976)
  • How to View Ukiyo-e (1977)
  • Kobayashi Kiyochika: The Last Ukiyo-e Artist (1977)
  • Finlandia: Tanka Collection by Susugu Yoshida (1982)
  • Memoirs of Tsuchiya Fumio (1987)
  • Essays on Nakamura Kenkichi (1990)
  • Complete Annotations to 'Sekko' (1991)
  • Complete Annotations to 'Shiroki Yama' (1997)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, observant tanka styleacademic, annotation-rich prose in research works
Recurring Motifs
ukiyo-ememory and reminiscencelandscape

Legacy

Susugu Yoshida was a scholarly tanka poet and art historian active in both ukiyo-e research and poetry. As an educator he trained younger scholars; his introductory and research works on ukiyo-e and annotated tanka scholarship left a cross-disciplinary legacy.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Ukiyo-e Association

Archives

  • Tobunken Archive Database (National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo)

Trivia

  • Real name Susugu Yoshida; used the pen name Koichi Tone for some publications.
  • Called up as a wartime student in 1943 and served on the Chinese mainland; returned and completed studies after repatriation.
  • Served in teaching and research posts at Yokohama National University, Okayama University, and Tama Art University.
  • Won the Tanka Kenkyu Prize in 1995 for 'The Stones of the Bastille' and the Saito Mokichi Tanka Literature Prize in 1998 for his annotated work on 'Shiroki Yama'.