Karakoromo Kisshu

A kyoka poet of the late Edo period. His real name was Kojima Kyoju, he was commonly known as Gennosuke, and his other name was Suichikuen. He was a shogunate official. He lived in Yotsuya Shinobuhara Yokocho, Edo (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) and studied at the residence of Uchiyama Yoshi, but he also enjoyed kyoka. In 1769 (Meiwa 6), he invited fellow students Yomono Akara (Shokusanjin) and Heiji Tosaku to hold a kyoka gathering at his home, which became the origin of Edo kyoka. The trend spread, and Moto's Mokuami and Akera Kanko joined in. During the several years from 1783 (Tenmei 3), the so-called Tenmei Kyoka was at its peak, Akara's witty and bold style was popular with Edo citizens and dominated the mainstream. In contrast, Tachibana's neat and simple style was not suitable for the masses, and his Kyoka Wakabashu collection was unpopular, so he seemed to be left behind. However, orthodox Kyoka was highly praised during the Kansei Reforms (1787-1793) after Tanuma Okitsugu's downfall, and he played a central role in his later years. He died on July 18, 1712, at his house in Tansu-cho, Koishikawa. He is buried in the Jodo-ji Cemetery (Togoshi, Shinagawa, Tokyo).

It is a cruel world to live in. I bend over when the folding screen is bent. (Yoshiichiro Hamada)

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江戸後期の狂歌人。本名小島恭従、通称源之助、別号酔竹園。幕臣。江戸・四谷忍原横丁（東京都新宿区）に住み、内山賀邸に学ぶかたわら狂歌を好み、1769年（明和6）同門の四方赤良(よものあから)（蜀山人(しょくさんじん)）、平秩東作(へつつとうさく)らを誘って自宅に狂歌会を開き、それが江戸狂歌の発生源となった。その後流行は広がり、元(もと)の木網(もくあみ)、朱楽菅江(あけらかんこう)なども加わって1783年（天明3）から数年間、いわゆる天明(てんめい)狂歌の最高潮の時期には、赤良の機知縦横、大胆奔放な作風が江戸市民の人気を集めて主流の座を占め、反対に端正でじみな作風の橘洲は大衆向きでなく、撰集(せんしゅう)『狂歌若葉集』も不評で、取り残された観があった。しかし田沼意次(おきつぐ)失脚後の寛政(かんせい)の改革（1787～93）時には正統派的な狂歌が評価されたので、晩年は中心として重きをなした。享和(きょうわ)2年7月18日、小石川箪笥(たんす)町の家で没した。墓所は浄土寺墓地（東京都品川区戸越）。

　世に立つはくるしかりけり腰屏風(びょうぶ)まがりなりには折かがめども
［浜田義一郎］

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