Manko (万乎, ? - August 15, 1724) was a Japanese haikai poet of the middle Edo period. He was a wealthy merchant in Ueno, Iga Province, now known as Mie.[1] He is best known for his relationship with Matsuo Bashō and for his poetry.[2]
On April 3, 1691, Manko met Bashō and led him to his residence, where the former became a pupil. In total, some sixty of his verses were published.[1] His main contributions can be found in Sarumino (1691), Sumidawara (1694), and Zoku-sarumino (1698).[2]
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edit- Ogata, Tsutomu; Kazumi Yamashita; Ichirō Fukumoto (1982). Sōgō Bashō Jiten (in Japanese). Tōkyō: Yūzankaku. ISBN 4-639-00164-9.
- Matsuo, Bashō (1986). Le Manteau de pluie du Singe (in French). René Sieffert (trans.). Paris: Société franco-japonaise de Paris. ISBN 2-7169-0218-6.
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