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A haiku poet of the early Edo period. Ikenishi. Also known by the pseudonyms Shitoken, Rakkado, and others. Born in Nara. At the age of 16, he became a Buddhist priest and devoted himself to haiku. He moved to Edo around 1676-77 (Enpo 4-5), and during the heyday of Danrin haiku, he actively compiled anthologies while interacting with Basho, Yuzan, and Saimaro. He was counted among the pioneering haiku poets during the transition from Danrin to Shofu. After 1682 (Tenwa 2), he settled almost entirely in Kyoto, and expanded his influence in the haiku world from Kyoto, Yamato, Hokuriku, Sanin, to Kyushu, becoming revered as one of the leading figures in the Genroku haiku world. He edited and wrote 15 books, including "Azuma no Nikki," "Shinsen Miyakoburi," and "Shoshin Motogashiwa," and his style of writing tends to be sensual, sensual, and aesthetic. He is buried in Seishin-in Temple, Kyoto, next to the grave of Izumi Shikibu.

[Eizo Ima]

The end of the winter wind is the sound of the sea

"Ikenishi Gensui" by Yasuaki Matsuo (included in "Haiku Lecture Series 2", 1958, Meiji Shoin)

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江戸前期の俳人。池西氏。別号紫藤軒(しとうけん)、洛下堂(らっかどう)その他。奈良出身。16歳で法体(ほったい)して俳諧(はいかい)に専念し、1676～77年（延宝4～5）ごろから江戸に出て談林俳諧の全盛期を背景に、芭蕉(ばしょう)、幽山(ゆうざん)、才麿(さいまろ)らと交流しつつ活発な撰集(せんしゅう)活動を展開、談林から蕉風への転換期における先駆的俳人に数えられた。82年（天和2）以後はほぼ京都に定住、京、大和(やまと)、北陸、山陰から九州まで俳壇勢力を伸ばして元禄(げんろく)俳壇の一重鎮と仰がれるに至った。編著は『東日記(あずまのにっき)』『新撰都曲(みやこぶり)』『初心もと柏(がしわ)』以下15を数え、作風は感覚的、官能的、唯美的傾向をもつ。墓所は京都・誠心院(せいしんいん)、和泉(いずみ)式部の墓のそばにある。

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　木枯しの果(はて)はありけり海の音

『松尾靖秋著「池西言水」（『俳句講座2』所収・1958・明治書院）』

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