Saishū Onoe


Saishū Onoe was the pen name of Hachirō Onoe, a Japanese tanka poet, educator, and calligrapher.

Biography

After finishing Tokyo Imperial University in 1901, after teaching at Tetsugaku-kan, Onoe professed at the early days of Ochanomizu Women's College (then Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School, and Waseda University at its Department of Education (then Waseda University Higher Normal School,

Exhibitions

Post humous exhibition was held in Ginza in 1957. It was followed by the anniversary exhibitions at the 100th and 130th year after Onoe's birth, or in 1975 and in 2006 respectively with catalogs published.
  • Gallery, Matsuya department: Retrospective show. September 27–2 October 1957.
  • Tokyo Central Art Museum: Onoe Saisho exhibition, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Society. Organized by the Nihon Shodō Kyōiku Gakkai Society, September 16–21, 1975.
  • Naritasan Temple Calligraphy Museum: Onoe Saisho exhibition, the 130th year after the artist's birth. 29 October - 23 December 2005.

Private collection

Onoe was a collector of historical calligraphic works, including:Kegonkyō: The Treasures of Mr. Saisho Onoe. Taito Shodoin Dairibu, Kōmyōsha, 1938, CRID: 1130282272198678528. Orihon folded book, Japanese binding.
  • Asano, Gyoyō. Remnants of the Ancient Buddhist Sutra: A Treasure of Mr. Saisho Onoe. Taito Shodoin Dairibu, CRID: 1130282270385880960. Orihon folded book, Japanese binding.

Honor

Received the Second Order of the Sacred Treasure on April 23, 1939.

Publications

Calligraphy

  • Onoe Sasishu. Onoe Saishu Toyonotoshi. Japan Calligraphy Education Society, 1965, CiNii.

Textbooks

Hachiro Onoe. Calligraphy Introductory Course, Iwasaki Shoten, an anthology.
Co-edited:
  • Hachiro Onoe, Morohashi, Tetsuji.. History of Japanese Calligraphy, Yuzankaku, .History of Japanese Calligraphy. Heibonsha, CiNii.Japanese Calligraphy and Japanese Spirit. Cabinet Printing Bureau, CiNii. Education Bureau, CiNii.
  • * Japanese calligraphy and Japanese spirit. Japan Cultural Association, CiNii.
  • Ishibashi, Keijuro. Advanced Calligraphy Tokyo Shubunkan..
  • * Ishibashi, Keijuro. Advanced Calligraphy: A Teachers' Material. CiNii.
  • Ishibashi, Keijuro. New Advanced Calligraphy. Tokyo Shubunkan, CiNii. Revised in 1955, CiNii.
  • * Ishibashi, Keijuro. New Advanced Calligraphy: A Teachers' Material. Shubunkan, 1953, CiNii.
  • Ishibashi, Keijuro. Illustrated Calligraphy Education. Iwasaki Shoten. CiNii. Revised in 1966, CiNii.
  • Ishibashi, Keijuro. New Mirrors for Calligraphy. Shubunkan, CiNii. Revised in 1958, CiNii.

Literature

Translated works

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Exhibition catalogs

  • Onoe, Saishu.. Onoe Shishu Birth Centenary Exhibition, Japan Calligraphy Education Society, CRID: 1130282271573681536.
  • Naritasan Temple Calligraphy Museum. Onoe Saishu: 130 Years after Birth. Naritasan Temple Calligraphy Museum, CRID: 1130011838007309218.
  • Shishu Onoe, Japan Calligraphy Museum. Special Exhibition: Saishu Onoe: 130th Anniversary of Birth: People and Their Works. Educational Calligraphy Publishing Association, CRID: 1130282272228253184.