Matsuo Basho, Japanese Buddhist Monk and Poet(1644-1694)

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 by Hokusai

Just the Facts:

• Name: Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa or Matsuo Kinsaku
• Known as: Matsuo Basho or just "Basho"
• Birth: Unknown Date, 1644, Iga Province (now in Mie), Japan
• Death: November 28, 1694, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Who he was: Japanese Buddhist monk and poet; Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North) (one of the "Four Great Haiku Masters")
• Included in lists (What's This?): LRP

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