(■1) Wind Grass

...A Chinese poet of the mid-Edo period. His name was Shu and his pen name was Bunchu. He was from Shimotsuke. He was born into a family of Shugendo monks, but he hated the family business and went to Edo in his youth, where he studied under Hattori Nankaku and established himself as a Chinese poet. He is known for opening a poetry society called Ichikakusodo and teaching Chinese poetry to ordinary samurai and townspeople. The hobby of Chinese poetry became widespread from the late 18th century, and Kiyokawa's life, in which he made a living by teaching Chinese poetry to many people, is said to embody the trend of the time to spread Chinese poetry. His poetry collections include Ichikakusodoshu (first volume 1775, second volume 1788, posthumous volume 1802), as well as Kyofuso (first volume 1770, second volume 1784), a collection of poems by Ichikakusodo disciples.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "《(■1) Kazekusa》" are listed below.

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…江戸中期の漢詩人。名は修。字は文仲。下野（しもつけ）の人。修験道の家に生まれたが，家業を嫌って青年時に江戸に出，服部南郭に学んで漢詩人として立った。市隠草堂という詩社を開き，一般の武士や町人を対象に漢詩を教授したことで知られる。18世紀後半から漢詩の趣味が広く普及するようになるが，多数の人に漢詩を教授することで生計を立てた清河の生き方は，その漢詩普及という時代の風潮を体現するものとされる。詩集に《市隠草堂集》(前編1775，後編1788，遺編1802)があるほか，市隠草堂の門人たちの詩を集めた《嚮風草（きようふうそう）》(初編1770,2編1784)がある。…

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