A classic red ceramic teapot with a side handle

serving dish and as a fruit plate

Implicitly

the beloved Japanese animation studio

A children's poster with a solar system as a motif

Haiku obaasan A classic red ceramic teapotHaiku seventeen syllable poems that evoke entire worlds despite their brevity have fascinated Japanese readers since the 17th century. Today, the form is cultivated around the world and has become part of our shared global cultural heritage. This beautiful, traditionally hand bound edition presents new English translations of classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki