Hanahigusa - Hanahigusa

Japanese: はなひ草 - はなひぐさ

A treatise on haiku. Written by Chikashige (Ryuho). Published in 1636 (Kan'ei 13). Also written as "Hanahi-kusa" or "Okusa." This was the first book to be printed and published on the rules and etiquette of haiku, which were often secret. It compiles the rules of haiku like a dictionary and puts them into a small, easy-to-use book. It responded to the needs of the rapidly growing haiku population, and was widely circulated and reprinted many times. Many expanded editions have also been published, including "Hanahi-kusa Daizen" (1664). [Inui Hiroyuki]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

俳諧論書。親重（ちかしげ）(立圃（りゆうほ）)著。1636年(寛永13)成立。《花火草》《嚔草》などとも表記。秘伝形式が多かった俳諧の式目･作法を，印刷公刊した最初の書。俳諧の法式を辞書的に編集し，使用に便利な小型本にまとめている。急増する俳諧人口の需要にこたえたもので，広く流布し版を重ねた。また《はなひ草大全》(1664)以下増補版も数多く出されている。【乾裕幸】

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