List of Japanese anthologies
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This is a list of significant Japanese
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Kanshi
Japan
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Japanese poetry
Japanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
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Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
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Nara periodNara periodThe of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784...
chronicles (710 to 794)
- Man'yōshū the oldest anthology in Japanese, c.785, 20 manuscript scrolls, 4,516 poems (when the tanka envoys to the various chōka are numbered as separate poems), Ōtomo no YakamochiOtomo no Yakamochiwas a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period. He is a member of the . He was born into the prestigious Ōtomo clan; his grandfather was Ōtomo no Amaro and his father was Ōtomo no Tabito. Ōtomo no Kakimochi was his younger brother, and Ōtomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume his aunt...
was probably the last to edit the Man'yōshū. It is not organized in any particular way (most metadataMetadataThe term metadata is an ambiguous term which is used for two fundamentally different concepts . Although the expression "data about data" is often used, it does not apply to both in the same way. Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures, cannot be about data, because at...
is supplied by headnotes), and the poems are written in a Japanese version of the Chinese monosyllabic pronunciation for the Chinese characters.
Heian periodHeian periodThe 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...
(794 to 1185)
- Imperial waka anthologies ; anthologies as a national project. Each anthology reflected the taste of time and with loyal dignity became canons for contemporaries and those who followed. The earliest eight anthologies are referred often Hachidaishū, Eight Anthologies. Twenty one anthologies were created.
- Kokin Wakashū the first imperial waka anthology, 20 scrolls, 1,111 poems, ordered by Emperor DaigoEmperor Daigowas the 60th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Daigo's reign spanned the years from 897 through 930. He is named after his place of burial.-Traditional narrative:...
and completed c. 905, compiled by Ki no TsurayukiKi no Tsurayukiwas a Japanese author, poet and courtier of the Heian period.Tsurayuki was a son of Ki no Mochiyuki. He became a waka poet in the 890s. In 905, under the order of Emperor Daigo, he was one of four poets selected to compile the Kokin Wakashū, an anthology of poetry.After holding a few offices in...
, Ki no TomonoriKi no TomonoriKi no Tomonori was an early Heian waka poet of the court, a member of the sanjūrokkasen or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was a compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, though he certainly did not see it to completion as the anthology includes a eulogy to him composed by Ki no Tsurayuki, his colleague in...
, Ōshikōchi and Mibu no TadamineMibu no TadamineMibu no Tadamine was an early Heian waka poet of the court , and a member of the sanjūrokkasen or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals...
. - Gosen Wakashū 20 scrolls, 1,426 poems, ordered in 951 by Emperor MurakamiEmperor Murakamiwas the 62nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Murakami's reign spanned the years from 946 to his death in 967.-Traditional narrative:...
- Shūi Wakashū 20 scrolls, 1,351 poems, ordered by ex-Emperor KazanEmperor Kazanwas the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.-Traditional narrative:...
- Goshūi Wakashū 20 scrolls, approx 1,200 poems, Ordered in 1075 by Emperor ShirakawaEmperor Shirakawawas the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087.-Genealogy:Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was Sadahito-shinnō ....
, completed in 1086. - Kin'yō Wakashū 10 scrolls, 716 poems, ordered by former Emperor Shirakawa, drafts completed 1124-1127, compiled by Minamoto no ShunraiMinamoto no Shunraiwas an important and innovative Japanese poet, who compiled the Gosen Wakashū. He was the son of Minamoto no Tsunenobu ; holder of the second rank in court and of the position of Grand Counsellor). Shunrai was favored by Emperor Go-Sanjo and to a lesser degree Emperor Shirakawa; in no small part...
(ToshiyoriToshiyoriA toshiyori is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Association. Also known as oyakata, former wrestlers who reached a sufficiently high rank are the only people eligible...
) - Shika Wakashū 10 scrolls, 411 poems, ordered in 1144 by former Emperor SutokuEmperor Sutokuwas the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.-Genealogy:Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was Akihito ....
, completed c.1151-1154, compiled by Fujiwara Akisuke - Senzai Wakashū 20 scrolls, 1,285 poems, ordered by former Emperor Go-ShirakawaEmperor Go-ShirakawaEmperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...
, probably completed in 1188, compiled by Fujiwara no ShunzeiFujiwara no Shunzeiwas a noted Japanese poet and nobleman, son of Fujiwara no Toshitada. He was also known as Fujiwara no Toshinari or Shakua ; in his younger days , he gave his name as Akihiro , but in 1167, changed to Shunzei...
(also known as Toshinari) - Shin Kokin Wakashū the eighth imperial waka anthology. Its name apparently aimed to show the relation and counterpart to Kokin Wakashū, ordered in 1201 by former Emperor Go-Toba, compiled by Fujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no Teika , also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie, was a Japanese poet, critic, calligrapher, novelist, anthologist, scribe, and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods...
(whose first name is sometimes romanized as Sadaie), Fujiwara Ariie, Fujiwara Ietaka (KaryūKaryuis a Japanese musician, best known as the guitarist and main composer for the now disbanded D'espairsRay. He is currently in Angelo, which he joined in 2011.-Early life:...
), the priest JakurenJakuren' was a Japanese Buddhist priest and poet. He was adopted by the noted poet Fujiwara no Shunzei upon the death of Shunzei's younger brother...
, Minamoto Michitomo, and Asukai Masatsune
- Kokin Wakashū the first imperial waka anthology, 20 scrolls, 1,111 poems, ordered by Emperor Daigo
- Private editions - Most of waka poets have their own anthology edited by self or by another. They were one of sources of the imperial anthologies.
- Hitomarokashū An anthology of Kakinomoto no HitomaroKakinomoto no HitomaroKakinomoto no Hitomaro was a Japanese poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period. He was the most prominent of the poets included in the Man'yōshū, and was particularly represented in volumes 1 and 2. In Japan, he is considered one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals...
works. The editor is unknown. Perhaps edited in the early Heian period. Many misattributed waka are included. - Tsurayukishū An anthology of Ki no TsurayukiKi no Tsurayukiwas a Japanese author, poet and courtier of the Heian period.Tsurayuki was a son of Ki no Mochiyuki. He became a waka poet in the 890s. In 905, under the order of Emperor Daigo, he was one of four poets selected to compile the Kokin Wakashū, an anthology of poetry.After holding a few offices in...
works, one of editors of Kokin Wakashū. - Kintōshū An anthology of Fujiwara no KintōFujiwara no Kinto, also known as Shijō-dainagon, was a Japanese poet, admired by his contemporaries and a court bureaucrat of the Heian period. His father was the regent Fujiwara no Yoritada and his son Fujiwara no Sadayori...
, the editor of Wakan RōeishūWakan roeishuThe is an anthology of Chinese poems and 31-syllable Japanese waka for singing to fixed melodies .Compiled by Fujiwara no Kintō ca...
. It gave influence to the waka poetry in the middle Heian period. - Hyakunin IsshuHyakunin Isshuis a traditional anthology style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology. Literally, it translates to "one hundred people, one poem [each]"...
Precisely Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Edited by Fujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no Teika , also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie, was a Japanese poet, critic, calligrapher, novelist, anthologist, scribe, and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods...
. Till Meiji it had been read as elementary book for waka poets. - Fujiwara no Teika Kashū An anthology of Fujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no Teika , also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie, was a Japanese poet, critic, calligrapher, novelist, anthologist, scribe, and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods...
works. - Izumi Shikibu Shū
- Hitomarokashū An anthology of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Kamakura periodKamakura periodThe is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
(1185–1333) and Muromachi periodMuromachi periodThe is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
(1336 to 1573)
- Imperial anthologies - thirteen anthologies were edited mostly in the Kamakura period.
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- 9. Shinchokusen Wakashū
- 10. Shokugosen Wakashū
- 11. Shokukokin Wakashū
- 12. Shokushūi Wakashū
- 13. Shingosen Wakashū
- 14. Gyokuyō Wakashū
- 15. Shokusenzai Wakashū
- 16. Shokugoshūi Wakashū
- 17. Fūga Wakashū
- 18. Shinsenzai Wakashū
- 19. Shinshūi Wakashū
- 20. Shingoshūi Wakashū
- 21. Shinshokukokin Wakashū
RengaRenga' is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry. A renga consists of at least two or stanzas, usually many more. The opening stanza of the renga, called the , became the basis for the modern haiku form of poetry....
- Renri HishōRenri Hishois a text on renga poetics. It was written by Nijō Yoshimoto around 1349. It had a great influence on the development of renga.-Development:Yoshimoto learned waka from Ton'a and renga from Gusai and Kyūsei. While he authored several treatises on waka, it is for renga that he is best known. By the...
(c. 1349), a treatise on renga poetics by Nijō YoshimotoNijo Yoshimoto, son of regent Nijō Michihira, was a Japanese kugyō , waka poet and renga master of the early Muromachi period .Yoshimoto's wife gave birth to Nijō Moroyoshi... - TsukubashūTsukubashūwas the first imperial anthology of renga. The collection was compiled by Nijō Yoshimoto. Provincial lord Sasaki Takauji played an active role in its production with 81 of his poems appearing in the final version....
(1356) edited by Nijō YoshimotoNijo Yoshimoto, son of regent Nijō Michihira, was a Japanese kugyō , waka poet and renga master of the early Muromachi period .Yoshimoto's wife gave birth to Nijō Moroyoshi...
. After completion of its edit, it was given the status of imperial anthology. - Shinsentsukubashū (1470) Edited by SōgiSogiwas a Japanese poet. He came from a humble family from the province of Kii or Ōmi, and died in Hakone on September 1, 1502. Sōgi was a Zen monk from the Shokokuji temple in Kyoto and he studied poetry, both waka and renga...
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Haikai and HaikuHaiku' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
- Shinseninutsukubashū (1532) Edited by Yamazaki SōkanYamazaki SokanYamazaki Sōkan was a renga and haikai poet from Ōmi Province, Japan. His real name was Shina Norishige, and he was also called Yasaburō; "Yamazaki Sōkan" was a pen-name ....
. The significant anthology of early haikai renga from which haikuHaiku' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
later developed. - Kai ŌiThe Seashell Gameis a 1672 anthology compiled by Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, in which each haiku is followed by critical commentary he made as referee for a haiku contest. It is Bashō's earliest known book, and the only book he published in his own name...
(The Seashell Game). 1672 hokku anthology, compiled by Matsuo BashōMatsuo Basho, born , then , was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku... - Haikai Shichibushū The conventional name for seven anthologies collecting Matsuo Bashō and his disciples' renku.
- Fuyunohi (A Winter Day)
- Harunohi (A Spring Day)
- Arano (Wilderness)
- Hisago (Gourd)
- Sarumino (Monkey's Straw Raincoat)
- Sumidawara (Carbon Carton)
- Zokusarumino (Monkey's Straw Raincoat II)
KanshiKanshi (poetry)is a Japanese term for Chinese poetry in general as well as the poetry written in Chinese by Japanese poets. It literally means "Han poetry". Kanshi was the most popular form of poetry during the early Heian period in Japan among Japanese aristocrats and proliferated until the modern period.The...
- KaifūsōKaifusois the oldest collection of Chinese poetry written by Japanese poets.It was created by an unknown compiler in 751. In the brief introductions of the poets, the unknown writer seems sympathic to Emperor Kōbun and his regents who were overthrown in 672 by Emperor Temmu after only eight months of the...
(751) the oldest collection of Chinese poetryChinese poetryChinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, which includes various versions of Chinese language, including Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Yue Chinese, as well as many other historical and vernacular varieties of the Chinese language...
(kanshiKanshi (poetry)is a Japanese term for Chinese poetry in general as well as the poetry written in Chinese by Japanese poets. It literally means "Han poetry". Kanshi was the most popular form of poetry during the early Heian period in Japan among Japanese aristocrats and proliferated until the modern period.The...
) written by Japanese poets - Imperial anthologies - Advancing the Imperial waka anthologies, the earliest imperial anthologies gathered Kanshi, the Chinese poetry which Japanese learned from the Tang DynastyTang DynastyThe Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
. Three anthologies were edited in the early Heian periodHeian periodThe 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...
:- RyōunshūRyounshuis the first imperially commissioned Japanese kanshi collection. It was compiled by Ono no Minemori, Sugawara no Kiyotomo and others under the command of Emperor Saga. The text was completed in 814.-Title:...
- Bunka ShūreishūBunka Shureishuis the second imperially commissioned Japanese kanshi collection. The text was compiled by Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu, Sugawara no Kiyotomo, Nakao Ō, Isayama no Fumitugu, Shigeno no Sadanushi, and Kuwahara no Haraaka under the command of Emperor Saga. The text was completed c. 818, four years after the...
- KeikokushūKeikokushuis the third imperially commissioned Japanese kanshi collection. The text was compiled byYoshimine no Yasuyo, Minabuchi no Hirosada, Sugawara no Kiyotomo, Yasuno no Fumitugu, Shigeno no Sadanushi, and Abe no Yoshihito under the command of Emperor Junna...
- Ryōunshū
Miscellaneous
- Wakan rōeishūWakan roeishuThe is an anthology of Chinese poems and 31-syllable Japanese waka for singing to fixed melodies .Compiled by Fujiwara no Kintō ca...
A collection of waka and kanshi for reciting. Compiled by Fujiwara no KintoFujiwara no Kinto, also known as Shijō-dainagon, was a Japanese poet, admired by his contemporaries and a court bureaucrat of the Heian period. His father was the regent Fujiwara no Yoritada and his son Fujiwara no Sadayori...
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See also
- List of Japanese language poets
- List of Japanese classic texts
- Japanese poetryJapanese poetryJapanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
- List of poetry anthologies
- List of National Treasures of Japan (writings)