Focuses on the writings of the French poet Claudel on Japan and its relation to his poems in his work `Cent Phrases Pour Eventails.' Originality and significance of the work; Fragmentary nature of the forms and imagery of the work; Relationship between the poems and Japan; Influence of the haiku form on the work; Comparison between Claudel's work and Victor Segalen's `Stales' and its relationship with China.