Tokoku

A haiku poet of the early Edo period. Tsuboi. A rice wholesaler in Nagoya. In the winter of 1684 (Jokyo 1), he welcomed Basho to Nagoya during his travels to write "Nozarashi Kiko" (Traveling in the Wilderness), and became his disciple. At that time, Basho and Nomizu, Kakei, Jugo, Uritsu, and Shohei gathered around him and composed the "Fuyu no Hi" (Five Poets) (six additional lines). In 1685, he was banished from Nagoya for selling empty rice and retired to Hobi in Mikawa Province (Hobi, Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture). In 1687, while writing "Oi no Kobumi," Basho made the effort to visit the area, traveling from Yoshino and Koya to Suma and Akashi. He died in Hobi, but his age at death is unknown. Shiko wrote, "Mori was the beloved younger brother of the late old man, and it is regrettable that he had such an unfortunate and short life" (Honsho Bunkan). He was around 35 or 36 years old.

Unable to bear it any longer, the moon falls in the sleet (winter day)
[Ichiro Fukumoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸前期の俳人。坪井氏。名古屋の米問屋。1684年（貞享1）冬、『野ざらし紀行』の旅途次の芭蕉(ばしょう)を名古屋に迎え、入門。そのおり、芭蕉を囲んで野水(やすい)、荷兮(かけい)、重五(じゅうご)、羽笠(うりつ)、正平(しょうへい)らと『冬の日』五歌仙（追加表六句）が成った。1685年空米(くうまい)売買の罪で名古屋を追放となり、三河(みかわ)国保美(ほび)（愛知県田原(たはら)市保美）に隠棲(いんせい)するが、1687年『笈(おい)の小文(こぶみ)』の旅途次の芭蕉は、わざわざその地を訪ね、吉野、高野(こうや)より須磨(すま)、明石(あかし)の旅にといざなっている。保美に没しているが、享年未詳。支考は「杜国は故翁の愛弟なるに、不幸短命の嘆あり」（本朝文鑑(ぶんかん)）と記している。35、6歳か。

　つゝみかねて月とり落す霽(しぐれ)かな（冬の日）
［復本一郎］

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