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Yosa Buson

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Also known as Yosa no Buson

poet and painter from Japan (1716–1784)

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Yosa Buson (1716–1784) was a Japanese writer, painter, and calligrapher active during the Edo period. He is recognized for his work in the haiku genre. His artistic output is held in collections at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the National Museum of World Cultures, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Buson was a student of Matsumura Goshun. He died of natural causes due to a myocardial infarction in Heian-kyō. His remains are buried at Konpuku-ji Temple.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1716
Died
1784
Works
70

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Heian-kyō
Occupation
calligrapher
Languages spoken
Japanese
Genre
haiku
Image
Yosa Buson.jpg
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Commons category
Yosa Buson
date of birth
1716-01-01
date of death
1784-01-17
name in kana
よさ ぶそん
name in native language
与謝蕪村
Commons Creator page
Yosa Buson
time period
Edo period
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
place of burial
Konpuku-ji Temple
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Yosa Buson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Yosa Buson, drawing by Matsumura Goshun Xiao He chases Han Xin by Yosa Buson (Nomura Art Museum) Yosa Buson, Crows and Falcon Yosa (no) Buson (与謝 蕪村; Japanese pronunciation: [joꜜ.sa | bɯꜜ.soɴ]) was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. He lived from 1716 – January 17, 1784. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. He is also known for completing haiga as a style of art, working with haibun prose, and experimenting with a mixed Chinese-Japanese style of poetry.

Biography

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