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| − | * ''Born: 1644'' | + | [[File:Basho.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Bashô as seen in an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print by [[Tsukioka Yoshitoshi]]]] |
| − | * ''Died: 1694'' | + | * ''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== | |
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Artists and Artisans]][[Category:Edo Period]] |
Latest revision as of 12:41, 25 July 2014
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
- Initial text from Samurai-Archives.com FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
