Sodo

A haiku poet from the early Edo period. Mr. Yamaguchi. His given name was Nobuaki. His other pen names were Raisetsu, Matsuko, Sosendo, and Renchi-o. His tea ceremony pen names were Konnichian and Kijitsuan. He was from Kai (Yamanashi Prefecture). His family was wealthy and ran a sake brewing business. At the age of 20, he handed over the family business to his younger brother and studied Chinese classics, waka poetry, calligraphy, haiku, tea ceremony, as well as Noh music, biwa, and incense appreciation in Edo and Kyoto. He was briefly in government service, but retired in 1679 (Enpo 7), first residing on the banks of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno, Edo, and later in Katsushika. He lived a life of detachment from the world and refinement, and had connections with Shomon haiku poets, as well as Hitomi Takehora and Toda Mosui. His first haiku work appeared in "Ise Odori," published in 1667 (Kanbun 7). During the Enpo period (1673-81), he worked in partnership with Basho as a Danrin haiku poet, and from the Tenna period (1681-84) onwards, he contributed to the establishment of the Sho school with his knowledge of Chinese classics. However, he did not write many haiku after that. His haiku style was simple and gentle. His school is called the Katsushika Sho school. He compiled and edited "Tokutoku no Kuawase" (1735), and his family anthologies include "Sodo Kashu" (two versions, the Koko edition and the Kyusho edition).

In my eyes, the mountain cuckoo and the bonito
[Nobuo Hori]

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江戸前期の俳人。山口氏。名は信章。別号に来雪、松子、素仙堂、蓮池翁。茶道の号として今日庵(こんにちあん)、其日庵(きじつあん)。甲斐(かい)（山梨県）の人。生家は素封家で酒造業を営む。20歳のころ家業を弟に譲り、江戸や京都で、漢学、和歌、書道、俳諧(はいかい)、茶道のほか、謡曲、琵琶(びわ)、香道などを学んだという。一時仕官したらしいが1679年（延宝7）には致仕、初め江戸の上野不忍池(しのばずのいけ)池畔(ちはん)に、のち葛飾(かつしか)に退隠、蕉門(しょうもん)俳人ほか人見竹洞、戸田茂睡(もすい)などとも交流、脱俗清雅の生活を送った。俳諧作品は1667年（寛文7）刊の『伊勢(いせ)踊』に初出。延宝(えんぽう)期（1673～81）には芭蕉(ばしょう)と提携して談林俳人として活躍、さらに天和(てんな)期（1681～84）以後は、その漢学の素養をもって蕉風の成立に貢献した。ただし、その後の句作はあまり多くない。俳風は淡泊温雅。その門流を葛飾蕉門とよぶ。編著に『とくとくの句合(くあわせ)』（1735）、家集に『素堂家集』（子光編と久荘編の2種類）がある。

　目には青葉山郭公(やまほととぎす)はつ鰹(がつを)
［堀　信夫］

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