The Essential Haiku : Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa

Literature & Fiction

Matsuo, Bashō

Yosa, Buson

Kobayashi, Issa

Poetry

Bt Bound

Haiku Master Buson

Heian Intl Pub Co

Two essays, originally presented as lectures, explore the poetry and paintings of the prolific Japanese artist Yosa Buson (1716–1784). An innovative freethinker, Buson is now recognized as one of the most remarkable artists of the 18th century and a prominent figure in Japan's cultural history. This book explores the ways by which Yosa Buson portrayed a realm of profound beauty and rich invention. Buson moved effortlessly between visual and verbal systems of expression, creating both paintings and poetry of lyrical beauty. The text focuses on a selection of works from the last phase of his career to elucidate the ways in which Buson’s poetic and pictorial sensibilities were intertwined.

Mynah Birds and Flying Rocks: Word and Image in the Art of Yosa Buson (Franklin D. Murphy Lectures, XVIII)

Arts & Photography

Rosenfield, John M.

History & Criticism

Spencer Museum of Art

<p>Yosa Buson (1716-1784) is the second of the three haiku masters, with Basho before (1644-1694) and Issa after (1763-1827). Widely known during his lifetime - more for his paintings than his poems - Buson's notoriety and influence declined after his death only to be reestablished by Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), who immersed himself in Buson's writing, seeing Buson's work as a precursor to his own. Shiki, typically considered the first modernist haiku writer, saw Buson as perhaps the greatest of the former masters, writing that Basho has the "reputation as the incomparable haiku poet," but Buson is "equal to, or even superior to Basho." Since the writing of Shiki's Haiku Poet Buson in 1896, Buson's status as one of the three haiku masters has been solidified. However, aspects of his work remain underappreciated or overlooked. Specifically highlighted in this collection is Buson's warmth.</p>

POEMS OF YOSA BUSON

Anthony Opal

The Economy Press

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