Over 100 years
"Exhibition of Misuzu Kaneko's Poetry"
It will be held at Matsuya Ginza.
Wednesday, May 24 – Monday, May 29, 2023
Misuzu Kaneko participated
The nursery rhyme doujinshi "Manjushaka" will also be exhibited for the first time!
Image courtesy of Misuzu Kaneko Preservation Society
Misuzu Kaneko is a nursery rhyme poet who is known for works such as "Tairyo", "I, a little bird and a bell", and "Snowfall".
This year, Misuzu Kaneko will celebrate the 120th anniversary of her birth. It has also been exactly 100 years since my first work was published in four magazines: Children's Story, Fujin Club, Fujingaho, and Kin no Hoshi.
Although Kaneko Misuzu was praised as "a giant among young nursery rhyme poets," she died at the young age of 26, and her existence was long forgotten. However, the thoughts of people who were fascinated by Misuzu's nursery rhymes continued uninterrupted, and over time, three posthumous manuscript notebooks by Setsuo Yazaki were discovered and the "Complete Works of Misuzu Kaneko" was published.
Misuzu's works, which are sung in words that anyone can understand, such as nursery rhymes, still shine even more than 100 years after she lived in the Taisho era, and continue to fascinate us today.
In this exhibition, we will unravel the world of nursery rhymes, which Misuzu was passionate about, through posthumous notebooks and materials from the time, and introduce the charm of her work through the original drawings of nursery rhymes and picture books written by Misuzu.
■Exhibition Overview
Over 100 Years Exhibition Misuzu Kaneko's Poetry
Date: May 24 (Wednesday) – 29 (Monday), 2023
●Opening time: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm On Sunday, May 28, it is closed at 5:00 pm on the last day at 7:30 pm. Admission until 30 minutes before closing.
*In case of congestion, we may ask you to wait or distribute numbered tickets.
● Venue: Matsuya Ginza 8F Event Square 3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 03-3567-1211 (Representative of Matsuya University)
●Access: https://www.matsuya.com/ginza/access/
Admission fee: General 1200 yen (1000 yen), high school students 1000 yen (800 yen), elementary and junior high school students 600 yen (400 yen)
*Advance price in ( ) is handled by Lawson Ticket (L code: 33617).
●Organizer: "Exhibition Misuzu Kaneko's Poetry" Executive Committee ●Supervision: Setsuo Yazaki ●Cooperation: Misuzu Kaneko Memorial Museum, Misuzu Kaneko Honoring Society, Misuzu Kaneko Preservation Society, Froebel Museum, JULA Publishing Station Touring Exhibition: Scheduled to tour for two years, starting in Tokyo.
■ Exhibition composition
<Chapter 1: The birth of Misuzu Kaneko, a nursery rhyme poet>
His real name is Teru Kaneko. She began writing nursery rhymes at the age of 20, and the first work she submitted under the name of Misuzu Kaneko was selected for the September 1923 issue of four magazines: Children's Story, Fujin Club, Fujingaho, and Kin no Hoshi. It was published. Amidst the flourishing of the children's song movement in the Taisho era, he captured the hearts of readers with a striking debut, and became an aspiring star for poets who contributed.
Three of the four magazines in which Misuzu's nursery rhymes were published for the first time are the actual ones .
*Although the existence was known until now, the real thing was not found. It was discovered several years ago and this is the first exhibition.
<Chapter 2 Looking for Misuzu Kaneko>
How the work, which was once thought to have been forgotten after the death of Misuzu Kaneko, was passed on and how many of the works have come to be known today. is traced by various materials.
Diary of Shosuke Ueyama (first exhibition)
* A diary of the Taisho era (12th and 13th years) written by Shosuke Kamiyama, the younger brother of Misuzu Kaneko. A relationship with Misuzu is also recorded.
Misuzu Kaneko's 20-year-old photo (actual)
<Chapter 3 Beyond 100 Years>
A panel of Misuzu's handwritten poems written in her posthumous notebook. You can read about 60 poems in Misuzu's handwriting left in the notebook. You can also appreciate art works that express the world of poetry in three dimensions.
Three manuscript notebooks left by Misuzu Kaneko (actual)
Exhibited artists: Kyoko Arikawa (ceramics), Maiko Iwata (cutting), Mihoko Shidami (wire art), Sachiko Susa (wool felt work), Eiko Takagi (paper boy), Macbearis (embroidery)
<Chapter 4 Spreading “Misuzu Kaneko’s Poetry”>
Misuzu's poetry is still read after 100 years, including about 100 original picture books drawn in various expressions and introductions of overseas publications that are currently translated into 14 languages. I will introduce the charm of
Exhibited artists: Toru Asanuma, Tomoyuki Ito, Noriko Ueno, Shingo Ozaki, Chichiki Kikuchi, Ken Kuroi, Nao Takahata, Toshikado Hajiri, Haruno Matsumoto, Yurika Morikawa In order of the Japanese syllabary Honorifics omitted Sumiyo Sakamoto (Illustration map)
[Matsuya Co., Ltd.] From the press release
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