The World of TatsuoYokoi — China Chronicle

Author: Tōyō Kiyoshi
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: After compiling this collection of poems, illustrations, and essays titled "The World of Tōyō Kiyoshi," I deeply felt that not only in his paintings and art essays but also in his travel writings—whether from his journeys through Germany, Austria, and Northern Europe, or from his travelogues in Japan and China—Tōyō's cultural sensibility has become an inherent part of his consciousness, an awareness he has consciously cultivated. It is precisely this profound understanding and affinity for traditional culture that has taken root in Tōyō Kiyoshi's heart, becoming the pillar of beauty in his literature and the foundation of beauty in his paintings. It guides readers to a realm of beauty, leading them into Tōyō Kiyoshi's world of truth, goodness, and ultimate beauty.