Image of The poet Basho with his most famous haiku, c1820. Portrait

The poet Basho with his most famous haiku, c1820. Portrait of the 17th century Japanese...

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Image title: The poet Basho with his most famous haiku, c1820. Portrait of the 17th century Japanese poet Basho, with his most famous poem ""An old pond - a frog jumps in"". From a collection of portraits of Basho and his disciples along with their respective haiku poems, ""Haikai Gunsen No Zu"" (Portraits of Haiku Poets), written and illustrated by Yokoi Kinkoku.
Location: British Library, London, UK
Date: c. 1820 AD (C19th AD)

Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 17th century / art / Asia / calligraphy / writing / colour / writer / Japan / Poetry / Literature / Portrait / Japan Japanese / Writing

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