"A black bird in the morning sun"

In particular, his experiences and reflections on the traditional cultures of China and Japan are crystallized in his collection of prose poems, "Connaissance de l'Est" (1900, expanded in 1906), and his critical essay, "The Black Bird in the Morning Sun" (1927). His works, "Introduction to Dutch Painting" (1935), which are an extension of his considerations of Taoism and Zhuangzi philosophies and Noh, and his collection of art essays, "The Eye Listens" (1946), are both excellent treatises on plastic arts and sharp treatises on civilization.

*Some of the terminology used in "Black Bird in the Morning Sun" is listed below.

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…特に中国と日本の伝統文化の体験とその省察は，散文詩詩集《東方の認識Connaissance de l’Est》(1900。1906増補)や評論《朝日のなかの黒い鳥L’Oiseau noir dans le Soleil levant》(1927)に結晶している。また老荘思想や能についての考察の延長線上にある《オランダ絵画序説》(1935)，美術論集《目は聴くL’œil écoute》(1946)も，優れた造形芸術論であると同時に鋭い文明論である。…

※「《朝日のなかの黒い鳥》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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