Ikkyu Sojun
mid-Muromachi poet writing in Chinese
born 1394 Kyoto
died 1481 Shuon'an, Takigi village (halfway between Kyoto and Sakai)
son of Emperor Go-Komatsu (1377-1433; reigned 1382-1412) and a court noblewoman
placed in Ankokuji in Kyoto as a acolyte at age 5
chief poetic work is Kyounshu ("Crazy Cloud Anthology")
47th abbot of Daitokuji
Ikkyu discussed by Subhana Barzaghi