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A haiku poet from the early Edo period. Konishi. Commonly known as Iemon. His other names were Mitsuhira, Jumando, Tantanou, Koji, Mirai Koji, etc. Born to a family of drug merchants in Osaka. He learned haiku from Maekawa Yoshihira, a disciple of Nishiyama Soin, and then became a direct disciple of Soin, composing haiku in the Danrin style, but in the Genroku period (1688-1704), he developed a haiku style closer to Shofu, focusing on quiet contemplation of nature. He also wrote many haiku about human relationships, was known for his fondness for alcohol, and had a bold and carefree personality, and was also active as a tribute to the popular miscellaneous haiku of the time. His edited works include "Osaka Hachigojuin" and "Imamiyagusa," and his memorial collections include "Konohagoma" and others.

[Kumo Hideo]

The sound of insects mixed with the daytime bath water

"Genroku Famous Poems" edited by Kiyoshi Ogino (1954, Sogensha)

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江戸前期の俳人。小西氏。通称伊右衛門。別号満平(みつひら)、十万堂、湛々翁(たんたんおう)、宗無居士(こじ)、未来居士など。大坂の薬種商の家に出生。西山宗因(そういん)門の前川由平(よしひら)に俳諧(はいかい)を学び、ついで宗因直門となり談林(だんりん)風の句をつくったが、元禄(げんろく)期（1688～1704）に至り、静寂な自然観照を主眼とする、蕉風(しょうふう)に近い俳風をもつようになった。また人事句も多く、酒を好み豪放磊落(らいらく)な性格で知られ、当時盛んになった雑俳の点者(てんじゃ)としても活躍した。編著に『大坂八五十韻(はちごじゅういん)』『今宮草(いまみやぐさ)』があり、追善集に『木葉古満(このはごま)』その他がある。

［雲英末雄］

　行水も日まぜになりぬ虫の声

『荻野清編『元禄名家句集』（1954・創元社）』

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