Kobayashi Issa
1763 – 1828 · aged 65
Japanese writer (1763-1828)
- Born
- 15 Jun 1763 · Kashiwabara
- Died
- 5 Jan 1828 · Kashiwabara
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- 15 Jun 1763BornBorn in Kashiwabara
- 5 Jan 1828DiedDied in Kashiwabara
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- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Kobayashi Issa (小林 一茶; June 15, 1763 – January 5, 1828) was a Japanese poet. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea (lit. "one [cup of] tea"). He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson and Shiki — "the Great Four."
Reflecting the popularity and interest in Issa as man and poet, Japanese books on Issa outnumber those on Buson and almost equal in number those on Bashō.
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