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Fun'ya no Asayasu, also Bunya no Asayasu, (文屋朝康, end of the 9th century — beginning of 10th century) was a Japanese
A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (The Hyakunin-isshu), tr. by William N. Porter, 1909, at sacred-texts.com
10th-century Japanese poets Hyakunin Isshu poets {{Japan-poet-stub
Fun'ya no Asayasu, also Bunya no Asayasu, (文屋朝康, end of the 9th century — beginning of 10th century) was a Japanese poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...
of Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
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He was the son of Fun'ya no Yasuhide
was an early Heian period poet, included in the Rokkasen and in the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He attained upper sixth rank.
In the ''Kokin Wakashū, Kokinshūs Kanajo (Japanese preface), Yasuhide is described as "Yasuhide used words skillful ...
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His poem in the '' Hyakunin Isshu'' is No. 37:
He is said to have composed this verse at the request of the Emperor Daigo in the year 900.
References
External links
A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (The Hyakunin-isshu), tr. by William N. Porter, 1909, at sacred-texts.com
10th-century Japanese poets Hyakunin Isshu poets {{Japan-poet-stub