Background
Chosui Shirai was born in 1701 in Kazusa, Japan.
鳥酔 白井
Chosui Shirai was born in 1701 in Kazusa, Japan.
Chosui Shirai ucceeded his father as magistrate (1721) but was dismissed (1725) for negligence of duty. He then devoted himself to haiku composing, with Ryukyo Sakuma as his master.