Also - Yayu

A man of letters and haiku poet in the mid-Edo period. Born as the eldest son of Yokoi Tokihira, a senior vassal of the Owari Domain (Aichi Prefecture), he was named Tokitsura. He inherited the family headship at the age of 26, and afterwards held the positions of official servant, chief clerk, and temple and shrine magistrate, retiring at the age of 53 and retiring to Chiyutei in Maezu (Naka Ward, Nagoya City), where he spent the next 30 years devoted to a life of refined elegance. His pen name was Yayu. His other pen names included Noyu, Chiyutei, and Rain. His lineage of haiku is thought to be from the Mino school, as he respected the theories in Shiko's "Continued Five Theory" (1699) and studied under Shiko's disciple Hajo for 20 years. In addition to his style of using common conversation and plain language, he also had a light and witty flavor, which is fully displayed in his haiku collection "Uzuragoromo" (first half published in 1787). He was born with many talents and excelled in martial arts, poetry, kyoka, calligraphy, painting, and Noh. He died on June 16, 3rd year of Tenmei. He is buried at Saionji Temple in Fujigase Village, Ama County, Owari (present-day Aisai City).

[Mitsutoshi Nakano]

“Yayu Kenkyu” by Motosuki Ishida (included in “Revised Annotation – Urai”, 1928, Shunyodo Shoten)”

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江戸中期の文人、俳人。尾張(おわり)藩（愛知県）重臣横井時衡(ときひら)の長男として生まれ、時般(ときつら)と名のる。26歳で家督相続、以後御用人、大番頭(がしら)、寺社奉行を兼役ののち53歳で致仕、前津(まえづ)（名古屋市中区）知雨亭に隠栖(いんせい)、以後30年風雅三昧(ざんまい)の生活を送る。也有はその号。別号に野有、知雨亭、蘿隠(らいん)など。その俳系は支考(しこう)『続五論』（1699）の説の尊重や、支考門人巴静(はじょう)に教えを請うこと20年という事実から美濃(みの)派と思われる。俗談平話を用いる作風に加えて軽妙洒脱(しゃだつ)な風味があって、その特徴は俳文集『鶉衣(うずらごろも)』（1787前編刊）にいかんなく発揮されている。生来多芸多能で武道、詩歌、狂歌、書画、謡曲にも優れていた。天明(てんめい)3年6月16日没。尾張海部(あま)郡藤ヶ瀬村（現愛西(あいさい)市）西音寺に葬る。

［中野三敏］

『石田元季著『也有研究』（『校訂註釈―鶉衣』所収・1928・春陽堂書店）』

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