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山の雪
明治から昭和にかけて活躍した彫刻家・詩人、高村光太郎の随筆。初出は「婦人之友」［1951（昭和26）年］。雪が大好きだが、岩手県に住んでいると11月頃から雪が降り始め、12月末には一面真っ白い世界を毎日見られる、なかでも一番きれいなのは夜の雪であるという。
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Published September 13, 2012
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Kotaro Takamura
57 books8 followersKōtarō Takamura was a Japanese poet and sculptor.
He graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1902, where he studied sculpture. He studied in New York in 1906, London in 1907, and in Paris in 1908, returning to Japan in 1909, and lived there for the rest of his life.
His sculptural work shows strong influence both from Western work (especially Auguste Rodin, whom he idolized) and from Japanese traditions.
He is also famous for his poems, and especially for his collection Chiekosho (Chieko's sky) (1941), a collection of poems about his wife Chieko Takamura, who died in 1938.
He graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1902, where he studied sculpture. He studied in New York in 1906, London in 1907, and in Paris in 1908, returning to Japan in 1909, and lived there for the rest of his life.
His sculptural work shows strong influence both from Western work (especially Auguste Rodin, whom he idolized) and from Japanese traditions.
He is also famous for his poems, and especially for his collection Chiekosho (Chieko's sky) (1941), a collection of poems about his wife Chieko Takamura, who died in 1938.
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