A Net of Fireflies: Japanese Haiku and Haiku Paintings

172 Pages·1993·7.5 MB·English

by  Harold Stewart

A NET OF FIRELIFS
A NET OF FIRFFLURS

JAPANESS WAISY AND WAIRW paINTINGS

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Hanoep Srawaur

Cwantes B. Twrrte Gomsany : Puntasitexs
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Eurnpean Representatives
For te Consist:
Buxsmsoons, Inc, “iri
or the British bles

Panwricid laut Inreanarionar, Bie, London

Pebished by
Charles. 1ute Compry

of Rutond, Virmowt f akyo, Japon
Leith elon offices ot

15 Blegausecho, Bekyo-ke, Tope

Ei zy6e by Charks B, Tuttle Co,
AI Rights Reseed

Libary of Congress

Catalog Cord No, fo-s569

ie ton, 196
Ssovmdh prietyg, 1963

Boo! desion & ypagtaphy
Bp M, Merbohy

MANETACHUMLLD 1 JAPA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

UST OPTLISTRENONS + page 7

ACKNOWEEDGMRSIS

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SUMMER + 37

AUTUMN + 63

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ON TA0KTT AND Bat

SMUT AND SUBSTANCE: L17

DORK AND THERMIQUE 5 12

PRINCIPLES ANT !ROBLENS OP TRANSLATION ¢

OTs: 367

SIOGRAeHY + 171

INDEX OF AUTHOHS AND TITLES +

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LIST OF ILLUSTRA FIONS

Stauny Ncirt by Tomoda Séeyo : fastipiece

Prne-buosions mous « Huuusracs Wi vow by
Nakamora Fusersn page 45

$mooxs ov rus] Jonseran Pas hy Sat Shéshdl : 16

Moustam Tramuu is Stue by Swniai Keon + 27

Dimov avy Wrouers by Nishi shit; 22

WarrrNe Atos Suse by Okano Sakae ¢ 27

anpor sas Seuss Warnes hy Kosapi Missi + 28

lasresive 10 Tua Seviaex by Shibuhara Raz + $y

Tatrrvg Pevars aup Parasor by Kikakud® tichi = 44

Hic CLoons ar Noon by Ogavn Send + 4

‘evan Hsv2n by Wihawa Kivichie®: 42

Becaras Susaire by Ota Saburd + 47

Sone or a Sownsy Suet by Yoko Sosnai + gf

Supper Duwsmiue hy Shibshara Kaiz6 + 55

Swy Ranssow by Hiralutin Hoyakusul + 9

GCuones erCreanas al ren aun by Okano Sakae + 59

Povarran Haver hy Sasihi Rinipi + £0

Avram ne 4 Mowvgars Vin.ses by Ishikawa Kine
chin’ + 6

Bren Srae by Kosugi Mic : 66

Daniens Gnass by Kikahnd6 Xcichl + 73

Hesmow atm Duan by Nishi Oshit + 74

Bice Paastinons by Oyavra Send. + 7

Greatanes by Opava Usen 80
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Homecoming xr Sunset by Nakearwara Fusetsn = 5

Evevnve Roosity by Shibaita Kniz6 2 36

AGAINST A Wanetun Sy Sy Ishikawe Kiniebir® + a3

Wrn Ducas iv 4 Caster Mgr by Shinmmara
lan : 9¢

Hrost ori Conwrmysps by Handa TaD = gp

Wavrey Gane Una a Waste Muon by Nasal
Rimpi = 100

ov Tieavrtuuu an Snow by Ota Saburs : 143

Sxow Dawumta by Kona Mined : 208

Crows ov Bae Buancas by Sure) Keson 211

SaMeSN 8ND Fauuine Snow by Nechi Osa: 127
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1 would like wo express my grariende to Me. Geotfiey Tai
baimn of Melbourne and Mr. Harvey Mason af Sydney,
swhose wmexpected and spontancons genetosiry helped
satetially with this work, Iam alo indebted to Mir, Leslie
Ohtes for valuable ter'nieal suggestions, to Mic Peter Relly
for editneal assseence, ro. Mr. Gordon Kirhy for auranging
publication in Japan. and zo Mr. Munctith Weatherby for
designing die bonk auul discovering che iMlastrations,

Special chanksarcdh
snission ¢o make quotations from the works of Alan Wacts,
Di, Sumki, ROH. Blyth, 8. Miyainori, H.C, Hende:~
sen, and Arthur Waley. These quotations appear in the
cessny at the end of chis volemne

‘The iromispiece was specially painted fi this book by

e¢o the respesive publishers for per-

che wellknown Japanese artist Tomnda Toshio, whose
“haiku” nome is Ségyo. All che othce illustrations have
bce selected fiom the four volumes of the Gendt Taga
Shit (Collsetion of Modern Higa}, edited and published by
Shirnals YGichi under he imprine of fs publisking howe,
the Haigadé (Uleiga Pavilion), Tokyo, 1015-17. This
publicition eanrained soxar 149 hark paincings (fuga in
Japanese), by 37 of Japan's leading contemigorary hatin,
skilfully reproduced in colar hy wand blocks, It was a
limited edition which has long heeu out of print, the Hai

dB is uo longer in esiseonce, asl ouly a few of the art
are known to be ail living. The palutings are repsodueed
here by kind perraission of the publisher's grandson, Shi-
naks Juri, wich thanks ro those artists who Bye ancl a
memory of those departed, On behalf of all these genial
hiajin, che publishers and I welcame the oppoteamity of
providing, dhese oxzisrsles of this litelemown aspect of
Japanese: art

Whatever rcenmcy there nisy be fa he following werses
is duc to: my predecessors in erauslation; white any poetic
merit dey nay powers is che inspiration of Benten, dhe
Japanese Goddess of Masic mel Pasty

Liazou Stewart
Meliourse, Angst, 1960
SPRING

Le seeel deprecation aie.”
Fo cytes
Z

foot kibao hut oes spring,
re is nothings there is everything.

kentern
Ab, fr the heart sohasa winter Rrewe no doubt,
The white plum-ilosoms, first to ventete oath
TWH ENTAANCE OF SLUNG

The sene is almost st for spring f0 come!
A hiany moot and blossoms om the plum,

‘he tale nightingale of buf end brown
Singing its first spring quaver—apside down!

ON Ime ROAD 10 NANA
Because of early spring, this momeless ta

Is hinee-deep in the gauze of morsing stl
—sasn®