About Author
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.
