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paper, ink inscription; black persimmon cheek rest carved by disciple bunkyō; hanging scroll seated portrait of issa painted by muramatsu shunpo with inscription by issa ...

When I became chronically ill in 2001 and began to live a life of relative seclusion, I discovered a kindred spirit: the lay Buddhist priest Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828). Reading his haiku about small ...

Issa's elegant haiku and Karas's poignant illustrations guide readers through the seasons, symbolized by the changing branches of a cherry blossom tree. The translations of 18 works from several of ...