Unokichi Tachibana
Unokichi Tachibana ( Japanese 橘 右 之 吉 , Tachibana Unokichi ; born January 23, 1950 in Asakusa , Tokyo ), real name: Hideo Yoshida ( 吉田 秀 男 , Yoshida Hideo ), is a Japanese calligrapher in the Tachibana Yose style ( 橘 流 寄 席 文字 , Tachibana-ryū Yose-moji ) of the Edo style for Kabuki .
Private life
Graduated from Japan Design College in graphic design.
From 1965 student of Ukon Tachibana , master of the Tachibana style.
1969 Approval as an authentic narrator of the writing styles and granting of the pseudonym “Unokichi Tachibana” by Ukon Tachibana. Design of posters for several state theaters and theaters.
1975 Foundation of the company "Mojipro AG". Building his own world of calligraphy and characters.
Nowadays, Unokichi is not only engaged in traditional work such as writing the posters for the Yose (cabaret), but also in designing lettering and posters such as B. for the Otori Shrine in Asakusa , the Shibamata Taishaku Shrine in Katsushika , the Asakusa Tourist Association, the Kyoto Tourist Association and the East City NOREN Association. His services have already been used for the design of book titles and CD covers, for company logos (“O-Edo Onsen Monogatari”) and product names as well as for the titles of various events.
Main exhibitions
2000 Private exhibition "The World of Unokichi Tachibana" in the Dream Gallery in the Sumitomo Building in Shinjuku , Tokyo
2001 Exhibition on the occasion of the naming ceremony for Yasosuke Bandō ( 坂 東 八十 助 , Bandō Yasosuke ) for " Mitsugorō Bandō " ( 坂 東 三 津 五郎 , Bandō Mitsugurō ).
2003 Exhibition "Printing Technology in the Edo Period " in the Ado Museum in Shiodome, Tokyo on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Edo period
2004 Demonstration of traditional Japanese calligraphy at the Kabuki performance of Kankurō Nakamura ( 中 村 勘 九郎 , Nakamura Kankurō ) in New York
2005 Exhibition of his wooden tablet collection on the occasion of the celebration of the appointment of the Kabuki actor Kankurō Nakamura for the "18th Kanzaburō Nakamura “( 中 村 勘 三郎 , Nakamura Kanzaburō ).
2007 Demonstration of the lettering of posters at the Kabuki performance of Kanzaburō Nakamura in New York.
2008 Demonstration of the lettering of posters at the Kabuki performance of Kanzaburō Nakamura in Berlin .
2009 Demonstration of the lettering of posters at the Kabuki performance of Kanzaburō Nakamura in Nagoya .
2009 Event "Unokichi Tachibana in Vienna " for the Japan-Austria Year 2009 on the occasion of the 140th year of the contract between Austria and Japan. Planned and organized by his son Shinsuke Yoshida , there were three events: an exhibition in the Japanese Information and Culture Center of the Japanese Embassy in Austria, lectures at the University of Vienna and memory lessons at the Japanese School.
His work
He is a calligrapher and creates lettering of all kinds in the Edo style, a typeface that emerged from the Edo merchant culture around 300 years ago . It is important to him to keep old traditions alive with his work and to integrate them into modern everyday life through new creations. At the event in Europe and America, he will write the European name or other words with Japanese characters in the Kabuki style if requested. When choosing the characters, special attention is paid to their meaning and the most suitable characters are selected.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Unokichi Tachibana in Vienna - in winter 2009. (PDF, 4.4 MB) (No longer available online.) In: Unokichi Tachibana in Vienna. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 4, 2010 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tachibana, Unokichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 橘 右 之 吉 (Japanese); 吉田 秀 男 (Japanese, real name); Yoshida Hideo (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese calligrapher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asakusa |