Pages of Japanese waka
Pages of Japanese court poems.
The Kokin wakashū of 905 is the first imperially commissioned anthology of waka, Japanese court poetry. Compiled by chief editor Ki no Tsurayuki and other prominent court poets at the behest of Emperor Daigo (r. 897-930), in its complete form it has 20 volumes, containing about 1,111 poems. It opens...
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Pages of Japanese waka [electronic resource]. |
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Pages of Japanese court poems. |
| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | Japanese |
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c 13th century.
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SOAS Digital Library.
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The Kokin wakashū of 905 is the first imperially commissioned anthology of waka, Japanese court poetry. Compiled by chief editor Ki no Tsurayuki and other prominent court poets at the behest of Emperor Daigo (r. 897-930), in its complete form it has 20 volumes, containing about 1,111 poems. It opens with sections dedicated to the four seasons, establishing a precedent for subsequent anthologies; love poetry follows, next in importance. While the identity of the calligrapher is unknown, and the attribution on the box to the famous Buddhist monk Jien (1155-1225) cannot be accepted, still it is an extremely early manuscript edition. (Text by John T. Carpenter and Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) |
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| Language: | Japanese |
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c 13th century.
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. REAS. ISOAS. |
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Japan -- Kyōto -- Kyoto. |