The anthology contains his famous haiku verse: “old pond…/a frog leaps in/water’s sound” Oku no hosomichi ... “Stricken while journeying/my dreams still wander about/but on withered fields.” ...

OTSU--Spanning 40 meters, a three-volume picture scroll depicting the life of poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694 ... ya/ Kawazu tobikomu/ Mizu no oto" (An old pond/ a frog jumps in/ the splash of ...