Sonome
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thumb|right|200px|portrait by Kurihara Nobumitsu Shiba Sonome (1664–1726, 斯波 園女) was a Japanese zen poet. She was an acquaintance and friend of Matsuo Bashō, and their correspondence is a treasure of zen and haiku history. On a final visit in 1694, Bashō paid homage to her in a haiku, hiragiku no me ni tatete miru chiri mo nashi, 白菊の目に立てゝ見る塵もなし, in the eye of a white chrysanthemum, there is not a speck of dust.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Student of
- Matsuo Bashō
- Image
- Shiba Sonome by Kurihara Nobumitsu.jpg
- Work location
- Japan
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- date of birth
- 1664-01-01
- date of death
- 1726-05-21
- name in kana
- そのめ
- name in native language
- 斯波園女
- Commons category
- Shiba Sonome
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thumb|right|200px|portrait by Kurihara Nobumitsu Shiba Sonome (1664–1726, 斯波 園女) was a Japanese zen poet. She was an acquaintance and friend of Matsuo Bashō, and their correspondence is a treasure of zen and haiku history. On a final visit in 1694, Bashō paid homage to her in a haiku, hiragiku no me ni tatete miru chiri mo nashi, 白菊の目に立てゝ見る塵もなし, in the eye of a white chrysanthemum, there is not a speck of dust.
Sonome was known for the purity of her spirit and her poetry, which possessed a frank and immediate sense of purpose. Her published works include, Kiku no Chiri, 菊の塵, Dust on Chrysanthemums.
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