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Hiroshi Sugimoto （ 1948 ～ ） considers hon-uta-tori, a traditional technique of waka poetry, as an essential part of Japanese culture and applies it to his own work.
Hon-uta-tori is essentially a technique for creating waka poems by consciously incorporating parts of famous ancient poems （ into one's own work and then adding a new spirit of the times and originality to it. The author is required to confront and deepen his/her understanding of the original poem, and then create a poem that compares to or exceeds the original poem within the rules of the honkadori. Sugimoto's exhibition of honkadori, which began in Himeji in the western part of Japan, has now taken a new turn in Tokyo, the eastern part of Japan, and has been titled "Honkadori: Eastward Journey". Fuji," a new work based on Hokusai Katsushika's "Fugaku Sanjurokkei Kappu Kaiharu," which depicts the majestic Mt. Fuji as seen by travelers during their journey to the East, will be exhibited for the first time at this exhibition. In addition, the exhibition will consist mainly of new works, such as the "Brush Impression" series, which is based on a brush impression in calligraphy, written with a brush dipped in developing or fixing solution on photographic paper in a photographic darkroom, and "California ・", which is based on the ink painting technique of the Chinese Song dynasty painter, Mokuyan, and will be exhibited for the first time. Condor," which is based on the ink painting technique of Makikyo, a Chinese artist of the Sung dynasty, and other representative works of Sugimoto's honka-tori style. In addition, "Dying Medicine" from "Houshi Monogatari Emaki" thought to have been painted in the Muromachi period (1336-1573) will be shown together with 8 other stories that are considered as the original poem of the Kyogen play "Tsukeko".
Please come and see Sugimoto's world and its evolutionary process, in which contemporary works repeatedly synchronize and intersect with classical works, encompassing not only photography but also calligraphy, crafts, architecture, and the performing arts.