Ocho Bito No Koiuta Sho to Uta No Kokyogaku

[Machine Translation] To understand the spirit of "Miyabi" of the imperial court nobles, it is important to first become familiar with the waka poems of the dynasties. In this book, 50 love poems from ancient to modern times are presented in a familiar way, with free associations with Keiko Fuji, Junichiro Tanizaki, Yu Aku, Tatsuo Hori, etc. Each poem is accompanied by a calligraphy by Rika Iwasaki, a contemporary pseudonym writer. Each poem is accompanied by a calligraphy by Rika Iwasaki, a modern kana writer, bringing the waka poems of the dynasties back to life in the modern age.

王朝貴族の「みやび」の精神を知るには、まず、王朝和歌に慣れ親しむことが大事-。恋の歌50首を、古代から現代まで、藤圭子、谷崎潤一郎、阿久悠、堀辰雄など、自由な連想で、身近に読めるよう鑑賞していく本。各歌には、現代仮名作家・岩崎梨佳の書を配し、王朝和歌を現代に蘇らせた。