Kobayashi Issa

Kobayashi Issa was a Japanese poet. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson and Shiki — "the Great Four."

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Who was born first?

• Kobayashi Issa and Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany were born the same year
• Kobayashi Issa and Xavier de Maistre were born the same year
• Kobayashi Issa was born 1 year before Johann Gottfried Schadow
• Kobayashi Issa was born 2 years after John Opie
• Kobayashi Issa was born 2 years after Marguerite Gérard

Timeline

1. John OpieMay 16, 1761 – April 9, 1807
2. Marguerite GérardJanuary 28, 1761 – May 18, 1837
3. Kobayashi Issa (this page)June 15, 1763 – January 5, 1828
4. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and AlbanyAugust 16, 1763 – January 5, 1827
5. Xavier de MaistreNovember 8, 1763 – June 12, 1852
6. Johann Gottfried SchadowMay 20, 1764 – January 27, 1850

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