Basho Matsuo, in the middle of the Edo period (late 17th century), gave independent life to the hokku (opening verse) of the haikairenga (linked verse), and established it as an art form dealing with life and nature, using aesthetic values such as the austere elegance called sabi, shiori, in which there is a natural expression of delicate beauty, and karumi, which seeks a refined interest in plain everyday material."NIPO-208", "2264053"
Matsuo Basho, in the middle of the Edo Period (late seventeenth century), gave independent life to the hokku (opening verse) of the haikairenga (linked verse), and established it as an art form dealing with life and nature, using aesthetic values such as the austere elegance called sabi, shiori, in which there is a natural expression of delicate beauty, and karumi, which seeks a refined interest in plain everyday material."NIPO-257", "2400463"