Sugikaze - Sanpu

A haiku poet of the early Edo period. Mr. Sugiyama. Commonly known as Ichibei. Also known by the pseudonym Saitian. A wealthy merchant who ran a fish business in Odawara-cho, Edo, for the shogunate and feudal lords. His family name was Koiya. He studied haiku under Matsuo Basho from around 1675-76 (3rd-4th year of the Enpo era) and played an important role in the formation of the Basho school with works such as "Tokiwaya no Kuawase" (Tokiwaya Kuawase: A Conversation of Poems by a Master of Tosei) and "Twenty Poets of Poets by a Master of Tosei." He also became Basho's economic protector, providing financial support for the construction of Basho-an in Fukagawa and continuing to support his livelihood until the end. Although he was busy with his main job, he was not very active in the haiku world, but he always followed his teacher's instructions faithfully, and because he was honest and gentle, Basho trusted him highly, and the public regarded him as a senior member of the Basho school. His grave is at Seishoji Temple in Miyasaka, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. His haiku collection includes "Sugikaze Kushu" (1785, compiled by Umejin).

[Eizo Ima]

Morning glories and other flowers of the day

"Sugiyama Sugikaze" by Takagi Sogo (included in "Haiku Lecture Series 2", 1958, Meiji Shoin)

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江戸前期の俳人。杉山氏。通称市兵衛。別号採荼庵(さいたあん)など。江戸・小田原町で幕府、諸侯の魚御用商を営んだ富商。家号は鯉屋(こいや)。1675～76年（延宝3～4）ごろから松尾芭蕉(ばしょう)に師事して俳諧(はいかい)をたしなみ、80年『常盤屋句合(ときわやのくあわせ)』『桃青(とうせい)門弟独吟二十歌仙』などで蕉門形成期に重要な役割を演ずるとともに、芭蕉の経済的庇護(ひご)者となり、深川の芭蕉庵建築の資金負担をはじめ、最後まで生活の援助を続けた。本業多忙のため俳壇活動はじみであったが、師風の進展につねに忠実に従い、誠実温厚でもあったので芭蕉の信頼も厚く、世間からも蕉門の元老格と目された。墓は東京都世田谷(せたがや)区宮坂の成勝寺。句集に『杉風句集』（1785・梅人編）がある。

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　朝顔やその日その日の花の出来

『高木蒼梧著「杉山杉風」（『俳句講座2』所収・1958・明治書院）』

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