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Hattori Ransetsu
Hattori Ransetsu (1654 – 1707) was an Edo samurai who became a haikai poet under the guidance of Matsuo Bashō. R. H. Blyth considered Ransetsu to be Bashō's most representative follower. Poetry Ransetsu's poetry is low-keyed and austere, reflecting the sabi aspect of Bashō's writing, but showing a real empathy with all living creatures. A critical contemporary called him "a man of small calibre...he seems to have flowers, but has no fruit". R. H. Blyth would later partially concur, saying that "even his death verse, beautiful and justly famous as it is, has something nerveless about it: A leaf falls, Totsu! Another leaf falls, Carried by the wind". Diary Ransetsu wrote a diary about his 1705 travels in Southern Japan, highlighting such exotic features as "snake-strawberries", and "southern barbarians, be they devils or be they human beings". See also *Mukai Kyorai *Takarai Kikaku Takarai Kikaku ( ja, 宝井其角; 1661–1707) also known as Enomoto Kikaku, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haikai
''Haikai'' ( Japanese 俳諧 ''comic, unorthodox'') may refer in both Japanese and English to ''haikai no renga'' ( renku), a popular genre of Japanese linked verse, which developed in the sixteenth century out of the earlier aristocratic renga. It meant "vulgar" or "earthy", and often derived its effect from satire and puns, though "under the influence of atsuo Bashō (1644–1694) the tone of haikai no renga became more serious". "Haikai" may also refer to other poetic forms that embrace the haikai aesthetic, including haiku and senryū (varieties of one-verse haikai), haiga (haikai art, often accompanied by haiku), and haibun (haiku mixed with prose, such as in the diaries and travel journals of haiku poets). However, haikai does not include orthodox renga or waka. Pre-Bashō Schools Teimon School The Teimon School, centred around Matsunaga Teitoku, did much to codify the rules of haikai, as well as to encourage the writing of stand-alone Hokku. Danrin School The Danrin s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuo Bashō
born then was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative '' haikai no renga'' form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then called hokku). He is also well known for his travel essays beginning with '' Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton'' (1684), written after his journey west to Kyoto and Nara. Matsuo Bashō's poetry is internationally renowned, and, in Japan, many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Although Bashō is famous in the West for his hokku, he himself believed his best work lay in leading and participating in renku. He is quoted as saying, "Many of my followers can write hokku as well as I can. Where I show who I really am is in linking haikai verses." Bashō was introduced to poetry at a young age, and after integrating himself into the intellectual scene of Edo (modern Tokyo) he quickly became w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabi-sabi
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. It is prevalent throughout all forms of Japanese art. is a composite of two interrelated aesthetic concepts, and . According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, may be translated as "subdued, austere beauty," while means "rustic patina." is derived from the Buddhist teaching of the , specifically , and , however, originally the concepts were seen as two distinct concepts. Characteristics of aesthetics and principles include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and the appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature. It is often discussed in tandem with a similar aesthetic concept, . Description According to Leonard Koren, can be described as "the most conspicuous and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haibun
is a prosimetric literary form originating in Japan, combining prose and haiku. The range of ''haibun'' is broad and frequently includes autobiography, diary, essay, prose poem, short story and travel journal. History The term "''haibun''" was first used by the 17th-century Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, in a letter to his disciple Kyorai in 1690.Shirane, Haruo. ''Traces of Dreams: Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Bashō''. Stanford University Press, 1998. . p212 Bashō was a prominent early writer of ''haibun'', then a new genre combining classical prototypes, Chinese prose genres and vernacular subject matter and language. He wrote some ''haibun'' as travel accounts during his various journeys, the most famous of which is ''Oku no Hosomichi'' (''Narrow Road to the Interior''). Bashō's shorter ''haibun'' include compositions devoted to travel and others focusing on character sketches, landscape scenes, anecdotal vignettes and occasional writings written to honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukai Kyorai
was a Japanese haikai poet, and a close disciple of Matsuo Bashō. Family and character A physician's son, Kyorai was born in Nagasaki to a samurai family. Fond of the martial arts, he was after his death described as having "a soft part and a hard part at the same time". His wife Kana-jo and sister Chine-jo were also notable haiku writers. As poet Kyorai connected with Bashō in the 1680s, at the time when the latter was developing his theories of Sabi, by which Kyorai was strongly influenced. In 1691 he was one of the compilers, together with Nozawa Bonchō, of the ''Sarumino'' (''Monkey's Straw Raincoat'') Bashō-school collection. After Bashō's death he produced ''Kyoraishō'', a rich source for the ideas of, and anecdotes about, his master.Carter, Steven. ''Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology'' Stanford University Press, 1993. . p376 See also *Hattori Ransetsu *Takarai Kikaku Takarai Kikaku ( ja, 宝井其角; 1661–1707) also known as Enomoto Kikaku, was a J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarai Kikaku
Takarai Kikaku ( ja, 宝井其角; 1661–1707) also known as Enomoto Kikaku, was a Japanese haikai poet and among the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Bashō.Katō, Shūichi and Sanderson, Don. ''A History of Japanese Literature: From the Man'yōshū to Modern Times'',Routledge, 1997, p.159 His father was an Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ... doctor, but Kikaku chose to become a professional haikai poet rather than follow in his footsteps. Kikaku set the tone for haikai from Basho death until the time of Yosa Buson in the late 18th century; and he also left an important historical document, describing Bashō's final days, and the immediate aftermath of his death, which has been translated into English. Later influence In commemoration of the 300th an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1654 Births
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1707 Deaths
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Japanese Writers Of The Edo Period
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17th-century Japanese Poets
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