The bookcase that holds the work will feature an original illustration by Mochizuki Michiharu as well as the name of the purchaser.

Shared among 49 people
The only picture book in the world.

At the Mochizuki family home in Shizuoka
The only picture book in the world is carefully preserved here.
Michiharu Mochizuki's wife, Katsutomo
It's a book that I really didn't want to let go of, so I bought it back.

The book was published by Nobuhiro Yamaguchi as a private edition.In 2018Issued
On every page of the haiku collection "Kanakana no 7749nichikana"
Mochizuki MichiharuHe interpreted the poem and added pictures.
It is also known locally as Mochizuki Michiharu's masterpiece.
This is a hand-painted, handmade picture book.

This time, I made only one copy.
As the "Picture Book: Hoganko Haiku Collection"
It will be published in limited quantities by FRAGILE BOOKS.

However, only one book can be made to order.
The entire 408-page book is divided into 49 parts.
It's like a scroll depicting the Thirty-six Immortal Poets.
The idea is for the book to be shared only by those with similar interests.


Publication overview

Title: Picture Book: Hoganko Haiku Collection
Author: Poem by Yamaguchi Hoganko (Nobuhiro), Illustration by Mochizuki Michiaki
Publisher: Osamu Kushida
Published by: FRAGILE BOOKS
Price: 33,000 yen (tax included)
Bonuses: Book case, autographed by the author, and a colophon with the names of all the owners.Each book in the bookcase will feature an original illustration by Mochizuki Michiharu as well as the owner's name.

How to purchase: Choose your favorite fold (8 pages) from 49 varieties
First deadline: Sunday, July 23, 2023
Book-breaking ceremony: Sunday, July 30, 2023, evening

Related Events

1. Book cutting style
July 30, 2023, the final day of Nobuhiro Yamaguchi's solo exhibition "Poetics of Intimacy"
A "dismantling ceremony" will be held at the same venue, where the finished book will be dismantled.

Nobuhiro Yamaguchi untied the book with scissors, Midori Yamaguchi wrapped the fragments,
Michiharu Mochizuki has drawn an illustration somewhere on the cover,
We will present the books to the owners in attendance.

Those who purchase will be contacted with details on the day.
If you are unable to collect it in person, we will deliver it to you at a later date.

After purchase, you will receive a 4-digit redemption code and
We will contact you by email regarding the name to be included in the imprint.


2. Exhibition
Samples of the "Picture Book: Hoganko Haiku Collection" and the original handmade picture book
You can come and see it in person. Please come and see it at the venue.

Solo exhibition by Nobuhiro Yamaguchi"Poetics of Identity"
Dates: May 13th (Sat) - July 30th (Sun) 2023 10:30-16:00 *Only on Saturdays and Sundays
Location: Capsule Gallery
address:154-0001 B1F, 2-7-12 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo


Delivery Information

Those who attend the "Book-cutting Ceremony" will be given the book on the spot.
For those who are unable to attend, we will deliver it to you at a later date.

Delivery address is For overseas shipping, shipping fees will be charged separately.inquiryplease.


Background of the publication

Graphic designer Nobuhiro Yamaguchi is also a member of the haiku society "Sawa", and has been composing haiku for 30 years under the pen name Hoganko. In 2018, he published a collection of about 800 haiku that he had composed over his 25 years as a haiku poet, "Kanakana no Shichi Shichi Yotsuku Nichi Kana", printed entirely in letterpress.private edition publicationI did.

At that time,We planned to create a special edition book based on the collection of haiku, and at Yamaguchi's request,Textile artistThe beginning of this limited edition publication was when we asked Michiharu Mochizuki, the sculptor Kaoru Yokoo, and the bookbinder Tatsuhiko Niijima to create it. The one-of-a-kind picture book we focused on this time is the handmade picture book that Michiharu Mochizuki created at that time.

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Nobuhiro Yamaguchi
Graphic designer. Born in 1948. Dropped out of Kuwasawa Design School. After working at Cosmo PR, he went independent in 1979. In 2001, he established Yamaguchi Design Office, Ltd., and at the same time established Origata Design Institute. His main work includes the book design for all 100 volumes of the Sumai Gaku Taikei series published by the Sumai Library Publishing Bureau, and art direction for Kajima Institute Publishing's SD. His publications include Shiro no Shisoku (Messages of White) (Rattles, 2006), Tsutsumi no Kotowari (Privately published, 2013), and the haiku collection Kanakana no Shichi-Nana-Yon-Kana (Privately published, 2018). In 2018, he won the Mainichi Design Award for "Folding Design." He is a member of the haiku society Sawa.


Michiaki Mochizuki
Born in Shizuoka in 1953. He has created a unique world of work using a variety of techniques, including dyeing, ceramics, glass painting, paper prints, lithographs, wood carving, and bronze. He designed the covers of "The Complete Works of Miyamoto Teru, 14 volumes," for which he won the Book Design Award at the Kodansha Publishing Culture Awards in 1995. He has also worked on many picture books and illustration projects, including the cover art for Kobunsha's New Translations of Classics series. He won the Ragazzi Award at the 2001 Bologna Children's Book Fair for his illustrated collection "The Wanderer Down the Road." His collections of works include "Circumference of the Sheep" and "M's Dictionary."