Ikkyu

Ikkyu Sojun

mid-Muromachi poet writing in Chinese


born 1394 Kyoto

died 1481 Shuon'an, Takigi village (halfway between Kyoto and Sakai)

son of Emperor Go-Komatsu (1377-1433; reigned 1382-1412) and a court noblewoman

placed in Ankokuji in Kyoto as a acolyte at age 5

chief poetic work is Kyounshu ("Crazy Cloud Anthology")

47th abbot of Daitokuji


Ikkyu

Ikkyu

verses of Ikkyu

Ikkyu discussed by Subhana Barzaghi

Shinju-an

Shuon'an Ikkyuji


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