|
Okikaze-shū
The ''Okikaze-shū'' (興風集), is a Japanese anthology of ''waka'' poetry. It is the personal anthology ('' kashū'') of Fujiwara no Okikaze. It is one of the '' Sanjūroku-nin Shū'' (三十六人集). It was put together by an unknown compiler sometime after the mid-tenth century and survives in three variant textual traditions. It incorporates poems taken from the first two imperial anthologies, as well as a number of poems from an unknown source. Later imperial anthologies attributed poems to Okikaze based on their inclusion in this collection. Compiler and date The ''Okikaze-shū'' is a personal collection ('' kashū'') of the ''waka'' of the 10th-century poet Fujiwara no Okikaze. It was not personally compiled by Okikaze, but by a later, unknown compiler, in the mid- or late-Heian period. Textual tradition The ''Okikaze-shū'' has three distinct textual lines, but scholars consider them to have originated from a single Urtext. Line 1 is the '' rufubon'' (common) text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashū (poetry)
A , also called a or , is a private collection of ''waka Waka may refer to: Culture and language * Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand ** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe ** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe ** Waka taua, a Māori w ...'' poems compiled by the author of the poems included. The term is used in contrast to '' chokusenshū'', imperially-commissioned collections both written and compiled by multiple people, and , anthologies of poems by multiple poets privately compiled by a single editor. List of ''kashū'' *'' Kakinomoto no Ason Hitomaro Kashū'' (before 759) *'' Saigū no Nyōgo Shū'' (after 985) *'' Okikaze-shū'' (after the tenth century) *'' Sankashū'' (c. 1180) *'' Kojijū-shū'' (c. 1181) *'' Nijōin no Sanuki Shū'' (c. 1182) References Bibliography * *McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). ''One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each''. New York: Columbia University Press. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waka (poetry)
is a type of poetry in classical Japanese literature. Although ''waka'' in modern Japanese is written as , in the past it was also written as (see Wa, an old name for Japan), and a variant name is . Etymology The word ''waka'' has two different but related meanings: the original meaning was "poetry in Japanese" and encompassed several genres such as ''chōka'' and ''sedōka'' (discussed below); the later, more common definition refers to poetry in a 5-7-5-7-7 metre. Up to and during the compilation of the ''Man'yōshū'' in the eighth century, the word ''waka'' was a general term for poetry composed in Japanese, and included several genres such as , , and . However, by the time of the '' Kokinshūs compilation at the beginning of the tenth century, all of these forms except for the ''tanka'' and ''chōka'' had effectively gone extinct, and ''chōka'' had significantly diminished in prominence. As a result, the word ''waka'' became effectively synonymous with ''tanka'', and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten
Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten (Japanese: 日本古典文学大辞典) is a reference work about Japanese literature published by Iwanami Shoten circa 1983-1985. References External links * CiNii CiNii () is a bibliographic database service for material in Japanese academic libraries, especially focusing on Japanese works and English works published in Japan. The database was founded in April 2005 and is maintained by the National Institu ... Reference works Japanese non-fiction books {{ref-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsura No Miya Sōsho
Katsura or Katsuura may refer to: Architecture *The Katsura imperial villa, one of Japan's most important architectural treasures, and a World Heritage Site Botany *Katsura, the common name for Cercidiphyllum, a genus of two species of trees native to eastern Asia Geography *Katsuura, Chiba, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan * Katsura, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan *Katsura, Ibaraki, a former village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan *Katsura River, a Japanese river *Katsura, Kyoto, a suburb of Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan People *Marquess Katsura Taro (1848–1913), Japanese Prime Minister 1901–1906, 1908–1911, 1912–1913 *, Japanese singer *, a former name of Kido Takayoshi during the late Tokugawa period. *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese carom billiards player *, a Japanese manga artist *, Japanese rakugoka *, cousin of Emperor Akihito *, Japanese TV presenter *, Japanese rakugo performer *, Canadian traditional Japanese rakugo comic sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokka Taikan
The ''Kokka Taikan'' (国歌大観) is a compilation encyclopedia of Japanese waka poetry early and modern, also serving as the ''de facto'' academic indexing system for poetry about which little is known. It is published by Kadokawa Gakugei Shuppan. In academic literature or literary criticism, the ''Kokka taikan'' reference number is more likely to be provided for poems by unknown or anonymous authors or when the year or location is unknown. For example, where records of poetry competitions in notable households are harvested, only a period and the location may be known; these poems may be valuable if referenced by masterpieces from the same or rival literary group. Compilation and extent The 2012 2nd edition of the ''Kokka Taikan'' comprises over 450,000 Japanese and Chinese poems.Kadokaw''Kokka taikan'' DVD-ROM page/ref> The original encyclopedia, encompassing only Japanese poetry, was compiled by Matsushita Daisaburo and Fumio Watanabe and published between 1901 and 1903. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsho Ruijū
is a collection of old Japanese books on Japanese literature and history assembled by Hanawa Hokiichi (塙保己一) with the support of the Bakufu. It has several sections separated in genre's such as shinto the native Japanese religion or waka Japanese poetry a short list is below Shinto documents Emperor documents Bunin (appointment documents) Keifu (genealogy documents) Den (legend documents) Kanshoku (government posts documents) Ritsuryo (codes and laws documents) Kuji (public duties documents) Shozoku (costume documents) Bunpitsu (literature documents) Shosoku (letter documents) Waka (Japanese poems documents) Renga (linked verse poetry documents) Monogatari (tales documents) Nikki (diaries documents) Kiko (travels documents) Kangen (Japanese court music documents) Kemari (a game played in the heian period documents) Taka (hawking documents) Yuge (play/games of skill documents ) Onjiki (eating and drinking and cooking documents) Kassen (war documents) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facsimile
A facsimile (from Latin ''fac simile'', "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, Old master print, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in scale, color, condition, and other material qualities. For books and manuscripts, this also entails a complete copy of all pages; hence, an incomplete copy is a "partial facsimile". Facsimiles are sometimes used by scholars to research a source that they do not have access to otherwise, and by museums and archives for media preservation and Art conservation and restoration, conservation. Many are sold commercially, often accompanied by a volume of commentary. They may be produced in limited editions, typically of 500–2,000 copies, and cost the equivalent of a few thousand United States dollars. The term "fax" is a shortened form of "facsimile" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi Hongan-ji
is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in the Shimogyō ward of Kyoto, Japan. It serves as the head temple of the sub-sect Honganji-ha. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, which is the head temple of the sub-sect Ōtani-ha. Established in its current location in 1591, the origin of the temple goes back to the 14th century. Many of its building have survived from the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo period, making it a great example of the Japanese architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries. A total of seven Nishi Hongan-ji structures have been designated National Treasures in three different categories: the karamon, Goei-dō and Amida hall ( temple buildings), the Flying Cloud Pavilion, shoin and the Black study hall, including the Denrō gallery (residences) and the north Noh stage ( miscellaneous structure). Nishi Hongan-ji was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, as part of the Historic Monuments of An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
