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[[File:Basho.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Bashô as seen in an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print by [[Tsukioka Yoshitoshi]]]]
* ''Died: 1694''
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* ''Born: [[1644]]''
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* ''Died: [[1694]]''
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* ''Japanese'': 松尾芭蕉 ''(Matsuo Bashou)''
  
 
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Matsuo Bashô stands as one of the greatest - if not greatest - of Japan's [[haiku]] composers. A samurai turned wandering priest, Bashô wrote a book called 'The Narrow Road of Oku' (''Oku no hosomichi'') and many of his poems remain well-known in Japan - and around the world.
Matsuo Bashô stands as one of the greatest - if not greatest - of Japan's haiku composers. A samurai turned wandering priest, Bashô wrote a book called 'Narrow Road of Oku' and many of his poems remain well-known in Japan - and around the world.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:41, 25 July 2014

Bashô as seen in an ukiyo-e print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
  • Born: 1644
  • Died: 1694
  • Japanese: 松尾芭蕉 (Matsuo Bashou)

Matsuo Bashô stands as one of the greatest - if not greatest - of Japan's haiku composers. A samurai turned wandering priest, Bashô wrote a book called 'The Narrow Road of Oku' (Oku no hosomichi) and many of his poems remain well-known in Japan - and around the world.

References