Matsunaga Teitoku | |
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松永 貞徳 | |
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| Born | 1571 |
| Died | 1654 |
| Other names | 長頭丸 (Tyōzumaru) 逍遊軒 (Syōyūken) |
| Era | Edo period |
| Children | Matsunaga Sekigo |
| Father | Matsunaga Eisyu |
Matsunaga Teitoku (松永 貞徳, 1570-1653) was a Japanese haikai and waka poet. As a teacher of Teimon Haikai, he spread haikai throughout Japan. He was considered by R H Blyth to be the most important of Matsuo Bashō's predecessors.[1]
- ^ R H Blyth, A History of Haiku Vol I (1963) p. 67