Japanese Saijiki æ ¥æ 大 æ æ è
Aki Sakurado Suwon; Shuson Kato; Kenkichi Yamamoto
From Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller Since May 18, 2007
From Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller Since May 18, 2007
About this Item
A beautiful Japanese saijiki, a detailed dictionary of kigo used for haiku, a beautiful work complete with colour illustrations throughout. 'æ ¥æ 大 æ æ è ', 'Japanese Saijiki', here in the original Japanese.In the original decorative slipcase, in a fine condition.Illustrated beautifully in colour throughout.Including a loosely inserted folding table 'easy-to-read handbook of difficult-to-read season words'.A saijiki is a comprehensive and detailed list of seasonal words (kigo) used in haikus. Modern saijiki's are typically divided into the four seasons and the New Year, with each section then being divided into categories such as the season, the heavens, the earth, humanity, observances, animals, and plants.Each kigo, or 'seasonal word', is described in detail, noting their origin and histories in the tradition, as well as including some examples of haiku that include that kigo.This fully colour illustrated saijiki still sets the standard for similar works.Edited by Aki Sakurako Suwon, Shuson Kato, and Kenkichi Yamamoto. Kato was a greatly influential poet in the field of modern haiku. Yamamoto was an influential literary critic, and was the senior editor of this work. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original decorative slipcase. Externally, smart. A few very light marks to the boards. Japanese ink inscription to the rear paste down and verso to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase with a little edge wear, in a fine condition. Fine. Seller Inventory # 804P16
Bibliographic Details
Title: Japanese Saijiki æ ¥æ 大 æ æ è
Publisher: Kodansha, Japan
Publication Date: 1983
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Condition: Fine
Book Type: book
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