Date 2025 Height (cm) 30,5 Length (cm) 21 Depth (cm) 1 Weight (g) 300 Materials and Techniques Fountain pen Subject/Description This notebook presents Gozo Yoshimasu’s transcription of the LP “Jishincho (The Bird of Mercy Flutters and Spreads Its Bony Wings)” by Tatsumi Hijikata, founder of Ankoku Butoh an avant-garde form of Japanese dance theatre. Yoshimasu received the LP in 1986 from Hijikata’s wife as a condolence gift and continued developing these transcriptions during his stay in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1993 to 1995. Archival Fund Detour_Tokyo_II Archive number 523 Exhibitions Detour Japan - Can creativity change the world? 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 - Tokyo, 2025. Bibliography Gozo Yoshimasu graduated from Keio University and debuted in 1964 with Departure. Renowned as a leading innovator of contemporary poetry, he has published numerous poetry collection such as Golden Psalms, Osiris, God of Stone, and Spiral Song. A pioneer of poetry performance, he has presented works worldwide, crossing poetry, film, photography, and objects. He has received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Japan Art Academy Prize, and is a Person of Cultural Merit. Personal data Tokyo, Japan - 1939. Poet, Visual Artist