Aida Mitsuo

Aida Mitsuo ( Japanese 相 田 み つ を ; born May 20, 1924 in Ashikaga ; † December 17, 1991 ) was a Japanese poet and calligrapher.

Life

Aida was interested in haiku poetry and calligraphy as a child before World War II . He became a follower of Zen Buddhism at an early age and saw his life and artistic work as an expression of his religious attitude. He became known with works such as Ningen damono (Because I am human, 1984), Okagesan (What we owe to others, 1987) and Inochi ippai ( Lead a fulfilled life, 1991). In 1996, a museum dedicated to his art was founded in the Ginza district of Tokyo , and in 2003 it moved to the Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu (Tokyo International Forum). It shows around 100 of his poetic and calligraphic works in a permanent exhibition.

literature

• John Scott Miller: Historical dictionary of modern Japanese literature and theater. Scarecrow Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-8108-5810-7 , pp. 3-4

Web links

• Mitsuo Aida Museum
• Japan Nation Tourism Organization - Aida Mitsuo Museum

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Aida is the family name, Mitsuo the first name.