Japan: A Portrait of Matsuo Basho (1644 - 28 November 1694), poet and writer. Painting by Watanabe Kazan (20 October 1793 - 23 November 1841), c. 1830s. Matsuo Basho was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Basho was recognised for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognised as a master of brief and clear haiku. His poetry is internationally renowned, and within Japan many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites.

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