Manko (poet)

For other uses, see Manko (disambiguation).

Manko (万乎^?, ? - August 15, 1724) was a Japanese haikai poet of the middle Edo period. He was a wealthy merchant in Ueno, Iga Province, now known as Mie.^[1] He is best known for his relationship with Matsuo Bashō and for his poetry.^[2]

On April 3, 1691, Manko met Bashō and led him to his residence, where the former became a pupil. In total, some sixty of his verses were published.^[1] His main contributions can be found in Sarumino (1691), Sumidawara (1694), and Zoku-sarumino (1698).^[2]

See also

• Matsuo Bashō

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Sieffert (1986:202)
2. ^ ^{a b} Ogata (1982:359)

References

• Ogata, Tsutomu; Kazumi Yamashita, Ichirō Fukumoto (1982) (in Japanese). Sōgō Bashō Jiten. Tōkyō: Yūzankaku. ISBN 4-639-00164-9. 

• Matsuo, Bashō; René Sieffert (translator) (1986) (in French). Le Manteau de pluie du Singe. Paris: Société franco-japonaise de Paris. ISBN 2-7169-0218-6. 

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