Sanjūrokkasen-gaku - 10 - Kanō Tan’yū - Ki no Tomonori

Sanjūrokkasen-gaku - 4 - Kanō Tan’yū - Ise

Sanjūrokkasen-gaku - 32 - Kanō Yasunobu - Kiyohara no Motosuke

Sanjūrokkasen-gaku - 19 - Kanō Naonobu - Fujiwara no Kiyotada

The are a group of Japanese poets of the

Asuka Asuka may refer to: People * Asuka (name), a list of people * Asuka (wrestler), professional wrestler * Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan Places In Japan * , an area in Yamato Province (now ...

Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It i ...

, and

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. ...

s selected by

Fujiwara no Kintō , also known as Shijō-dainagon, was a Japanese poet, admired by his contemporaries "... Fujiwara no Kinto (966–1008), the most admired poet of the day." pg 283 of Donald Keene's ''Seeds in the Heart''. and a court bureaucrat of the Heian pe ...

as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. The oldest surviving collection of the 36 poets' works is ''

Nishi Honganji Sanju-rokunin Kashu Sanju-rokunin Kashu (Collection of Thirty-six Anthologies) is a set of illuminated manuscript codex from the early 12th century containing a collection of ''waka'' poems by thirty-six master poets (Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry). The were original ...

'' ("Nishi Honganji 36 poets collection") of 1113. Similar groups of Japanese poets include the

Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...

''Nyōbō Sanjūrokkasen'' (女房三十六歌仙), composed by court ladies exclusively, and the , or Thirty-Six Heian-era Immortals of Poetry, selected by (1107–1165). This list superseded an older group called the

Six Immortals of Poetry The are six Japanese poets of the mid-ninth century who were named by Ki no Tsurayuki in the ''kana'' and ''mana'' prefaces to the poetry anthology ''Kokin wakashū'' (c. 905–14) as notable poets of the generation before its compilers. History ...

. Sets of portraits (essentially imaginary) of the group were popular in

Japanese painting is one of the oldest and most highly refined of the Japanese visual arts, encompassing a wide variety of genres and styles. As with the history of Japanese arts in general, the long history of Japanese painting exhibits synthesis and competitio ...

and later

woodblock prints Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. Each page or image is create ...

, and often hung in temples.

Kintō's Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本人麻呂 or 柿本人麿; – ) was a Japanese ''waka'' poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period. He was the most prominent of the poets included in the ''Man'yōshū'', the oldest ''waka'' anthology, but ap ...

Ki no Tsurayuki was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the ''Kokin Wakashū'', also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the '' Tosa Diary'', although this was publish ...

# Ōshikōchi Mitsune #

Lady Ise , also known as , was a Japanese poet in the Imperial court's ''waka'' tradition. She was born to of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the and a concubine to Emperor Uda; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.pg 141 of ''Woman p ...

Ōtomo no Yakamochi was a Japanese statesman and '' waka'' poet in the Nara period. He was one of the ''Man'yō no Go-taika,'' the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's . Ōtomo was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan. Like his g ...

Yamabe no Akahito Yamabe no Akahito (山部赤人 or 山邊赤人) (fl. 724–736) was a poet of the Nara period in Japan. The ''Man'yōshū'', an ancient anthology, contains 13 '' chōka'' ("long poems") and 37 '' tanka'' ("short poems") of his. Many of his poem ...

Ariwara no Narihira was a Japanese courtier and ''waka'' poet of the early Heian period. He was named one of both the Six Poetic Geniuses and the Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and one of his poems was included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu'' collection. He is a ...

Henjō , better known as , was Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. In the poetry anthology ''Kokin Wakashū'', he is listed as one of the six notable waka poets and one of the thirty-six immortals of poetry. Biography Munesada was the eighth son o ...

Sosei Sosei ( ja, 素性 or 素性法師, 844 – 910) was a Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. He is listed as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of his poems was included in the famous anthology ''Hyakunin Isshu''. His father Hen ...

Ki no Tomonori Ki no Tomonori (紀友則) (c. 850 – c. 904) 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 ...

# Sarumaru no Taifu #

Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the ''Rokkasen'' — the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and ''Komachi'' is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan. She also counts among the Th ...

Fujiwara no Kanesuke , also known as the , was a middle Heian-period '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His great-granddaughter was Murasaki Shikibu, author of the well-known monogatari the ''Tale ...

Fujiwara no Asatada Fujiwara no Asatada (Japanese: 藤原朝忠, also 中納言朝忠, ''Chunagon Asatada'') (910 – January 19, 966) was a middle Heian ''waka'' and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poe ...

Fujiwara no Atsutada was a mid-Heian ''waka'' and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and was also known as the and . Poetry Many of Atsutada's poems written in correspondence with court women remain, and some are in ...

Fujiwara no Takamitsu Fujiwara no Takamitsu (藤原高光, c. 939-994) was a mid-Heian period ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His father was Fujiwara no Morosuke, and his mother was , the daughter ...

Minamoto no Kintada Minamoto no Kintada (889–948, Japanese: 源公忠, also 源公忠朝臣 ''Miyamoto no Kintada Ason'') was a middle Heian ''waka'' poet and nobleman. Along with his son Minamoto no Saneakira he is designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetr ...

Mibu no Tadamine Mibu no Tadamine (壬生忠岑) was an early Heian '' waka'' poet of the court (active 898–920), and a member of the ''sanjūrokkasen'' or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His son Mibu no Tadami was also a distinguished poet. He emerged as an i ...

# Saigū no Nyōgo #

Ōnakatomi no Yorimoto Ōnakatomi no Yorimoto ( c. 886–958, 大中臣頼基) was a middle Heian period '' waka poet'' and Japanese nobleman. He is a designated member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals The are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka, Nara ...

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (birthdate unknown – 901 or 907, Japanese: 藤原敏行, also 藤原敏行朝臣 ''Fujiwara Toshiyuki no Ason'') was a middle Heian ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poe ...

# Minamoto no Shigeyuki #

Minamoto no Muneyuki Minamoto no Muneyuki (Japanese: 源宗于 also 源宗于朝臣 Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason) (?-939) was an early Heian ''waka'' poet and nobleman. He was a grandson of Emperor Kōkō. In 894 he was reduced to being a commoner, holding a few provi ...

Minamoto no Saneakira Minamoto no Saneakira (Japanese: 源信明) (910–970) was a middle Heian ''waka'' poet and nobleman. Along with his father Minamoto no Kintada he was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals The are a group of Japanese poe ...

Fujiwara no Kiyotada was a Japanese poet, in particular one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was the second son of Fujiwara no Kanesuke, also one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Though his mother's name was not recorded, the ''Gosen Wakashū The , often ...

Minamoto no Shitagō was a mid Heian '' waka'' poet, scholar and nobleman. He was also a male-line descendant of Emperor Saga. He was the original compiler of the ''Wamyō Ruijushō'', the first Japanese dictionary organized into semantic headings. He was designate ...

Fujiwara no Okikaze was an early 10th Century middle Heian ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. Great-grandchild of Fujiwara no Hamanari. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. 38 of his poems are included in the anthologies compiled by th ...

Kiyohara no Motosuke was 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 a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of his poems i ...

Sakanoue no Korenori was a Japanese ''waka'' poet of the early Heian period.''Daijisen'' entry "Sakanoue no Korenori". Shogakukan. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown,McMillan 2010: 137. but he was a fourth-generation descendant of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro ...

Fujiwara no Motozane Fujiwara no Motozane (藤原元真 1143–1166) was a middle Heian period ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals The are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka, Nara, and Heia ...

Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu (921–991, 大中臣能宣, also Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason 大中臣能宣朝臣) was a middle Heian period '' waka poet'' and Japanese nobleman. His granddaughter was the famous later Heian poet Ise no Taiu. He is d ...

Fujiwara no Nakafumi Fujiwara no Nakafumi (also ''Nakafun'', 923–992, Japanese: 藤原仲文) was a middle Heian '' waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Nakafumi's poems are included in several impe ...

Taira no Kanemori Taira no Kanemori ( ? –991, 平兼盛) was a middle Heian period ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu. ...

Mibu no Tadami Mibu no Tadami (dates unknown, 壬生忠見) was a middle Heian period ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His father Mibu no Tadamine Mibu no Tadamine (壬生忠岑) was an ear ...

# Kodai no Kimi # Nakatsukasa

Thirty-Six Female Immortals of Poetry

'' Main article↗︎'' , composed in the Kamakura period, refers to thirty-six female immortals of poetry: #

Ise Ise may refer to: Places * Ise, Mie, a city in Japan **Ise Grand Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Ise, Mie * Ise Ekiti, a city in Nigeria *Ise, Norway, a village in Norway *Ise Province, an ancient province of Japan * River Ise, a tributary of th ...

# Nakatsukasa #

Kishi Joō Kishi may refer to: * Kishi (Bible), a biblical figure * Kishi (folklore), a two-faced demon in Angolan folklore People with the surname * Aino Kishi (born 1988), Japanese actress and AV Idol * Asako Kishi (born 1923), culinary critic * Kishi Ke ...

# Ukon # Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha #

Uma no Naishi Uma no Naishi (馬内侍, 949 - 1011) was a Japanese Waka poet and noble from the middle Heian period. She is enumerated as one of the Thirty-Six Female Immortals of Poetry alongside famous authors, poets, and contemporaries Sei Shōnagon and Muras ...

Akazome Emon was a Japanese ''waka'' poet and early historian who lived in the mid-Heian period. She is a member both of the and the . Biography Akazome Emon's year of birth is unknown, but she was likely born between Tentoku 1 (957) and Kōhō 1 (964). ...

Izumi Shikibu was a mid-Heian period Japanese poet. She is a member of the . She was the contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, and Akazome Emon at the court of empress Joto Mon'in. She "is considered by many to have been the greatest woman poet of the Heian p ...

# Kodai no Kimi #

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She is best known as the author of '' The Tale of Genji,'' widely considered to be one of the world's first novels, written in Japanese between abou ...

Koshikibu no Naishi was a Japanese ''waka'' poet of the early eleventh century.''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Koshikibu no Naishi". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.'' Mypaedia'' article "Koshikibu no Naishi". 2007. Hitachi Systems & Services.''Digital Daij ...

Ise no Taifu , also known as Ise no Tayū or Ise no Ōsuke, was a Japanese poet active in the early 11th century. She is one of the later Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of her poems is included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''. Her contemporaries includ ...

Sei Shōnagon was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of . Name Sei Shōnagon's actual given name is not known. It was the custom among arist ...

Daini no Sanmi was a Japanese ''waka'' poet of the mid-Heian period. Biography She was the daughter of Murasaki Shikibu and . Her given name was ,Suzuki et al. 2009: 74. although the kanji can also be read as Kenshi. In 1017, she joined to the court and serv ...

Takashina no Kishi , also known as the or as , was a Japanese ''waka'' poet of the mid-Heian period. One of her poems was included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''. Biography She was the daughter of .''Daijirin'' entr"Gidōsanshi no haha" Sanseidō. By her husban ...

# Yūshi Naishinnō-ke no Kii #

Sagami Sagami may refer to: * Sagami, an 11th-century ''waka'' poet *Sagami Province, an old province in Japan *Sagami River, a river in Kanagawa and Yamanashi *Sagami Bay, a bay south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū *Sagami Line, a railway roughly along ...

Shikishi Naishinnō Princess Shikishi or Shokushi ( ''Shikishi/Shokushi Naishinnō'') (1149 – March 1, 1201) was a Japanese classical poet, who lived during the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. She was the third daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127–1192 ...

# Kunai-kyō # Suō no Naishi # Fujiwara no Toshinari no Musume # Taikenmon'in no Horikawa # Gishūmon'in no Tango # Kayōmon'in no Echizen # Nijōin no Sanuki #

Kojijū Kojijū (小侍従; 1121–1202) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late Heian period. She is designated a member of the . She left a private collection of poems titled the ''Kojijū-shū The ''Kojijū-shū'' (小侍従集) ...

# Go-Toba-in no Shimotsuke #

Ben no Naishi Ben no Naishi (1220s?–ca. 1270?) was a 13th-century Japanese court lady, poet and memoirist. Ben no Naishi was the daughter of the poet and painter Fujiwara Nobuzane; her younger sister Shosho no Naishi was also a poet. She served at court as a l ...

Gofukakusa-in no shōshō no naishi Gofukakusa-in no shōshō no naishi ( died: around 1265), (also Shōshō no Naishi) was a Japanese poet during the Kamakura period. She was among the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry. She was the daughter of the artist and aristocrat Fujiwara no N ...

# Inpumon'in no Tayū # Tsuchimikado In no Kosaishō # Hachijō-in Takakura #

Fujiwara no Chikako Fujiwara no Chikako (藤原親子 dates unknown) was a '' waka'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 ...

# Shikikenmon'in no Mikushige # Sōhekimon'in no Shōshō

New Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry

There are at least two groups of Japanese poets called : * One selected by

Fujiwara no Mototoshi Fujiwara no Mototoshi (, 1060–1142) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the Heian period. One of his poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. He served as Udaijin was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and He ...

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) * One including poets mainly of the

; who selected this is unknown. The term usually refers to the second: #

Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198. This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; an ...

Emperor Tsuchimikado was the 83rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 土御門天皇 (83)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 86–87. Tsuchimikado's reig ...

Emperor Juntoku (October 22, 1197 – October 7, 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal ...

Emperor Go-Saga was the 88th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1242 through 1246. This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 8th-century Emperor Saga and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as ...

Prince Masanari Prince Masanari (雅成親王, ''Masanari shinnō''; 1200–1255) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period. He was a son of Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of ...

of Rokujō-no-Miya #

Prince Munetaka was the sixth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Munetaka shinnō" in . He was the first son of the Emperor Go-Saga and replaced the deposed Fujiwara no Yoritsugu as ...

of Kamakura-no-Miya # Prince Dōjonyūdō # Prince Shikishi #

Kujō Yoshitsune , also known as Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, son of regent Kujō Kanezane and a daughter of Fujiwara no Sueyuki, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. He held a regent position Sesshō from ...

Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (九条道家) (July 28, 1193 — April 1, 1252) was a Sessho and Kampaku, Japanese regent in the 13th century. He was the father of Kujō Yoritsune and grandson of Kujō Kanezane (also known as Fujiwara no Kanezane). He was the fa ...

Saionji Kintsune was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period. He is designated as a member of the . He was also a major contributor to the ''Shinchokusen Wakashū'' anthology. In 1222AD he was appointed as the Chancellor of th ...

Koga Michiteru Koga Michiteru (久我通光, ''Koga Michiteru'', 1187 - 1248) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially esta ...

Saionji Saneuji Saionji Saneuji (西園寺実氏 1194 – 7 July 1269) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period. He is designated as a member of the . Family Parents *Father: Saionji Kintsune (西園寺公経, 1171 – 24 Oc ...

Minamoto no Sanetomo was the third ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the second son of the Kamakura shogunate founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo. His mother was Hōjō Masako and his older brother was second Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoriie. His childhood n ...

# Kujō Motoie #

Fujiwara no Ieyoshi Fujiwara no Ieyoshi (藤原家良 1192 - 1264) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the Heian period and early Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially es ...

Jien was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk. Biography Jien was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara clan of powerful aristocrats. His brother was the future regent Fujiwara no Kanezane. Jien became a Tendai monk e ...

Gyōi was a Japanese poet and Buddhist monk of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. He was the son of Fujiwara no Motofusa, and was known as the . He was one of the New Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, and many of his poems appear in imperial ...

Minamoto no Michitomo Minamoto no Michitomo (源通具, ''Minamoto no Michitomo'', 1171 - 1227) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period. He is designated as a member of the . He is also known as Horikawa Michitomo and Horikawa Daina ...

(Horikawa Michitomo) #

Fujiwara no Sadaie , better-known as Fujiwara no Teika"Sadaie" and "Teika" are both possible readings of ; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form. Teika probably referred to himself as Sadaie, and his father probably called ...

# Hachijō-in Takakura # Shunzei's Daughter # Go-Toba-in Kunaikyō # Sōheki Mon'in no Shōshō #

Fujiwara no Tameie was a Japanese poet and compiler of Imperial anthologies of poems. Tameie was the second son of poet Teika and married Abutsu-ni. He was the central figure in a circle of Japanese poets after the Jōkyū War in 1221. His three sons were Nij ...

Asukai Masatsune was a Japanese ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet of the early Kamakura period.''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Asukai Masatsune". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.''Digital Daijisen'' entr"Asukai Masatsune" Shogakukan. He was also an accompli ...

Fujiwara no Ietaka was an early Kamakura period Japanese 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 Polynes ...

Fujiwara no Tomoie Fujiwara no Tomoie (藤原知家 1182 - 1258) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the Heian period and early Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially est ...

Fujiwara no Ariie Fujiwara no Ariie (藤原有家 1155–1216) was a ''Waka (poetry), waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the Heian period and early Kamakura period. He is designated as a member of the External links E-text of his poems
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# Hamuro Mitsutoshi #

Fujiwara no Nobuzane Fujiwara Nobuzane ( ja, 藤原信実) (1176–1265) was one of the leading Japanese portrait artists of his day. Nobuzane was born in Kyoto, and was the son of Fujiwara Takanobu. Takanobu specialized in nise-e (“likeness picture”) portra ...

# Minamoto no Tomochika # Fujiwara no Takasuke # Minamoto no Ienaga #

Kamo no Chōmei was a Japanese author, poet (in the waka form), and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. H ...

# Fujiwara no Hideyoshi

Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry

:ja:中古三十六歌仙

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