Five Men of the Pear Chamber
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The Five Men of the Pear Chamber (梨壺の五人 Nashitsubo no gonin) are a group of Heian period
Japanese poets and scholars who cooperated in the compilation of the Gosen Wakashū. They also compiled kundoku
(訓読) readings for texts from the Man'yōshū. The group was composed of the following men:
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
Japanese poets and scholars who cooperated in the compilation of the Gosen Wakashū. They also compiled kundoku
Kanbun
The Japanese word originally meant "Classical Chinese writings, Chinese classic texts, Classical Chinese literature". This evolved into a Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation . Much Japanese literature was written in literary Chinese using this annotated style...
(訓読) readings for texts from the Man'yōshū. The group was composed of the following men:
- Ōnakatomi no YoshinobuOnakatomi no YoshinobuŌnakatomi no Yoshinobu was a middle Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. His granddaughter was the famous later Heian poetess Ise no Taiu...
(大中臣能宣, (921-991) - Minamoto no ShitagōMinamoto no Shitagowas a mid Heian waka poet, scholar and nobleman. He was the original compiler of the Wamyō Ruijushō, the first Japanese dictionary organized into semantic headings. He was designated as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals for his distinguished poetic accomplishments. In addition to the Wamyō...
(源順, 911-983) - Kiyohara no MotosukeKiyohara no Motosukewas a Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. His daughter was the Heian poet and author Sei Shōnagon, famous today for writing The Pillow Book. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of his poems is included in the famous Ogura Hyakunin Isshu...
(清原元輔, 908-990) - Sakanoue no MochikiSakanoue no MochikiSakanoue no Mochiki was a Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He was a relative of Sakanoue no Korenori, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals....
(坂上望城, dates unknown) - Ki no TokibumiKi no TokibumiKi no Tokibumi was a Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. As one of the Five Men of the Pear Chamber , he assisted in the compilation of the Gosen Wakashū. He also compiled kundoku readings for texts from the Man'yōshū....
(紀時文, 922-996)