Ornament of Matsuo Basho – old Bronze – Japan, Meiji period,19th century

Description

Height = 195 mm
Size　=  117 × 60 mm
Weight = 940 ｇ

This is an ornament of Matsuo Basho.

Matsuo Basho(1644-1694) was one of the most famous Japanese haiku poets, especially known for “Oku no Hosomichi (おくのほそ道). ”

Haiku is Japanese traditional poem.

Matsuo Basho’s haiku was very artistic, and he had an effect on many haiku poets and so on.

Please have a look at the photos for a better impression.