Takamasa

Date of birth and death unknown. A haiku poet from the early Edo period. His name was Suganoya. He was commonly known as Magoemon. He was also known as Sohonji Takamasa or Baterensha Takamasa. He was from Kyoto. He lived in Nishikikoji Agarucho, Tominokoji-dori. He is known to have been alive until around 1702 (Genroku 15) when he was in his mid-60s. He was originally a follower of the Teishitsu school, and later became devoted to Soin, becoming a central figure in the Kyoto Danrin school. In 1679 (Enpo 7), he published "Tsune no Sugata" (The Meaningful Appearance), and with the opening verse "A handful of wheat straws, a flying firefly, which is suspicious to the eye," he became famous overnight for his unusual metaphors and novel tone of recitation, which sparked lively debates with the Teimon school, but he left the haiku world after Soin's death in 1682 (Tenwa 2). He edited and wrote "Haikaieawase" (1675), "Goshu Eawase" (1677), "Koretendo" (1680), and other works.

[Kumo Hideo]

"Un'ei Sueo (ed.) 'Teimon Danrin Shoka Haiku Collection' (1971, Kasama Shoin)"

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生没年未詳。江戸前期の俳人。菅野谷(すがのや)氏。通称孫右衛門。惣本寺(そうほんじ)高政あるいは伴天連社(ばてれんしゃ)高政ともいう。京の人。富小路通錦(にしき)小路上ル町に住す。1702年（元禄15）ごろまで60代なかばの年齢で生存が確認できる。初め貞室(ていしつ)門、のち宗因(そういん)に傾倒して、京都談林(だんりん)派の中心的人物となる。1679年（延宝7）『中庸姿(つねのすがた)』を刊行し、「目にあやし麦藁一把飛蛍(むぎわらいちはとぶほたる)」の発句(ほっく)以下、奇抜な譬喩(ひゆ)や新奇な吟調によって一躍著名な存在となり、貞門との間に活発な論争を引き起こすが、1682年（天和2）宗因の死を機に俳壇から離れてゆく。編著『誹諧絵合(はいかいえあわせ)』（1675）、『後集絵合』（1677）、『是天道(これてんどう)』（1680）など。

［雲英末雄］

『雲英末雄編『貞門談林諸家句集』（1971・笠間書院）』

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