▪️Please note that some works overlap with the currently listed "Shibikahen" (Aesthetic Songs). ◎ 2005 (Heisei 17) marks the centenary of the birth of the late Professor Toshio Takeuchi. To commemorate this, the collection of poems "Niji no Hitotoki" (A Moment of Rainbow), which is a summary of his life and the essence of his poetic work, was published. ◎ Toshio Takeuchi (July 11, 1905 - December 12, 1982) was a Japanese aesthetician. He was an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo. Born in Futakawa, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. ※ Graduated from the First Higher School and the Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University. Studied under Yasuharu Otsuka and Katsurei Onishi. 1947 Assistant Professor, Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo 1952 Professor, Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo 1966 Retired, Emeritus Professor 1970 Member of the Japan Academy ※ Awarded the Japan Academy Prize in 1960 for "Aristotle's Theory of Art." Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class in 1975. Conferred the rank of Junior Fourth Rank in 1982. ☆Main Contents☆ ⚫︎Zansho (Lingering Light): Unkokuji Temple, Hometown Song, Rakushisha, Good Night Improvisation, and 10 other poems ⚫︎Fuen (Wind and Smoke): Unmizan, Oya-shirazu, Spring Snow, and 7 other poems ⚫︎Niji Hitotoki (A Moment of Rainbow): Encounter, War Breaks Out, Autumn Leaves, Early Spring Cold, and 7 other poems ⚫︎Sokou (Bottom Rainbow): Noyamura, Hokuriku Journey, Evening Geese, Sea of Japan, and 8 other poems ⚫︎Sekkai (Stone Block): Deep Winter, Inn by the Swamp, Tower and Bridge ⚫︎Kazan-to (Volcanic Island): Tsukushino, Sakurajima, Short Night, and 6 other poems ⚫︎Se to Fuchi to (Rapids and Depths): Yugashima, Around the Winter Solstice ⚫︎Tasogarekyo (Twilight Sutra): After the Equinox, Diary - 79・2・12, June 15th, Promenade ⚫︎Shimakage (Island Shadow): Motherland, Rainy Season ⚫︎Afterword ◉B6 size. With a slipcase. Softcover. 131 pages. Not for sale. ◉Published January 25, 2005. Editor/Publisher: Tomiko Mochizuki ★Condition - The slipcase has some stains and fading on the back edge. The main body has no noticeable damage or stains, and is clean, including the inside.