Dear Louis Lin, Korin may be Korin Ogata(1658-1716), Japanese painter and designer. His works belong to high art of Edo era. One of his work is owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. I am not sure Wyndham Lewis was mad about him, but he is blessed by Lewis in Blast 2(p.93) with two other Japanese painters , Koyetzu(1558-1637) and Rotatzu(may be misprint of Sotatzu(?-ca.1640)) . Hideo Nogami http://www.seaple.icc.ne.jp/~nogami/english.htm > -----Original Message----- > From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of ªL¨q¬Â > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 2:18 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Pound and class > > > Dear eminent Poundians, > In "Affirmations, Gaudier-Brzeska," New Age (Feb. 4, 1915), > Pound wrote: > "Take, if you likie, four typical vorticists: there is Brzeska, > and another > man digging about in recondite early woodcuts or in studies of Chinese > painting, and another man mad about Korin, and another man whom even The > Spectator has referred to as 'learned.'" > Could you help me identify who is who, and the specific references of The > Spectator, (i.e., the date, the issue number, and the title of > the article, > and even the subject), if you know? > I am also curious to know if anyone has worked on the issue of class, > not the already well-noted issue of race though, in Ezra Pound's writings > and speeches? Any opinions on either or both questions will be highly > appreciated. Best, > > > > Louis Lin >