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Matsuo Bashō

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1644–1694 Also known as Matsuo Bashō、松尾金作、松尾宗房、桃青

Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a haikai master of the Edo period, born in Ueno, Iga, originally named Kinsaku, later Sōbō.

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  1. 1644–1680Ueno, Iga · IgaBorn near Ueno in Iga, in his youth he served Itō Dō Ryōchū, composing haikai with his lord under the name Sōbō. After Ryōchū's death in 1666 he left the domain residence. Around 1672 he went to Edo, and in 1674 received secret transmission from Kitamura Kigin, entering the inner circle of haikai. His master was Kitamura Kigin, not 'Okamatsu Shōya'.
  2. 1680–1694Fukagawa, Edo · EdoIn 1680 he moved to Fukagawa, planted a banana tree in his garden, took his name from it, and formed the Bashō style. In 1689 he traveled north with Kawai Sōrō, later writing Oku no Hosomichi. He died of an abdominal illness in Osaka on November 28, 1694.

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