Haiku and Haiga: Moments in Word and Image

By: Manheim, Ron

This bilingual (German/English) publication supports the exhibition Haiku & Haiga - Augenblicke in Wort und Bild - Japanische Rollbilder aus vier Jahrhunderten, held in Museum Schloss Moyland (Bedburg-Hau, Germany) in April 2006. This selection of beautiful Japanese scrolls shows the poetic power of the combination of the word and the image. The texts on all 78 exhibited objects are published in Japanese (in kanji and in transcription) as well as in German/English translation, supplemented with comments. Contributions by specialists among which Prof. Dr. Ekkehard May, Dr. Anna Beerens and Dr. Dan McKee.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 907482286X
• ISBN13: 9789074822862
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Hotei Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.9" x 9.8"