Tairo

Japanese: 大魯 - たいろ

1730? -78 (Kyoho 15? - An'ei 7)
A haiku poet of the mid-Edo period. His surname was Imada and given name Tametora. Later he adopted the surname Yoshibun. He was also known by the names Banan and Rosensha. He was a samurai of the Tokushima domain, but retired. Around 1766 (Meiwa 3), he went to Kyoto and became a literary scholar, and studied under Buson, becoming active as Buson's leading disciple. In 1773 (An'ei 2), he became a master in Osaka and associated with many of the haiku poets of the Chukaku revival. He later became involved in a scandal and moved to Hyogo, where he died in obscurity. He was disliked by others for his hot-headed personality, but he was sincere and pure-hearted, and composed clear, straightforward, and poetic haiku. "The sea is buried in the sails, it's a spring evening" (Rosen Kusen). [Tanaka Michio]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1730？‐78(享保15？‐安永7)
江戸中期の俳人。姓は今田，名は為虎。のち吉分姓。馬南，蘆陰舎とも号する。徳島藩士だったが致仕，1766年(明和3)ごろ上洛して文誰，さらに蕪村に師事し，蕪村の高弟として活躍，73年(安永2)大坂で宗匠となり中興俳諧諸家と交わる。その後事を起こして兵庫に移り，不遇のうちに没した。激しやすい性格で人にいとわれたが，真率純情で，平明直截な詩情ある句を成した。〈海は帆に埋れて春の夕かな〉(《蘆陰句選》)。【田中道雄】

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