Nest sign - Socho

Japanese: 巣兆 - そうちょう

1761‐1814 (11th year of the Horeki era‐11th year of the Bunka era)
A haiku poet of the late Edo period. His family name was Takebe and given name was Hidechika. His pen name was Kinfu. His other names included Kojaku and Shukoan. He was from Senju in Musashi Province and later retired to Sekiya. He was the son of calligrapher Yamamoto Ryusai and excelled in calligraphy, using a Yukei brush technique. He studied painting under Tani Buncho, and Kameda Bosai, a famous calligrapher at the time, said that his paintings had the style of Toba Sojo. He learned haiku from Shirao. He was revered as one of the three great masters of Edo, along with Narumi and Michihiko, and actively exchanged haiku with famous people of the time, such as Shiro, Oemaru, and Otsuni. He was a man of letters who enjoyed drinking and elegant Edo hobbies, and his haiku are filled with a witty and humorous atmosphere that reflects his personality.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1761‐1814(宝暦11‐文化11)
江戸後期の俳人。姓は建部，名は英親。字は族父。別号は黄雀，秋香庵など。武蔵国千住の人。のち関屋に隠棲。書家山本竜斎の子で書をよくし，筆法は雄勁（ゆうけい）である。画を谷文晁に学び，当時書家として名高かった亀田鵬斎から，その画は鳥羽僧正の風ありと称された。俳諧は白雄（しらお）の門。成美，道彦とともに江戸の三大家と仰がれ，士朗，大江丸，乙二（おつに）ら当代知名の人々と盛んに俳交を重ねている。酒に親しみ，優雅な江戸趣味を楽しむ文人肌の人物で，その人柄を反映して句は洒脱な諧謔の気風が漂う。

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