, abbreviated as ''Shikashū'', is an
imperial anthology
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, compiled c.1151–1154
CE at the behest of the
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Sutoku who ordered it in 1144. It was compiled by Fujiwara no Akisuke (1090–1155; a member of the
Rokujō). It consists of ten volumes containing 411 poems.
The ''Shikashū'' is the shortest of the imperial anthologies. Despite Akisuke's ostensibly conservative nature, it is rather eclectic and has a wide variety of poems, including one by
Saigyo.
[W R Lafleur, ''Awesome Nightfall'' (2003) p. 28]
See also
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Sankashū
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Shin Kokin Wakashū
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References
Further reading
*pg. 483 of ''Japanese Court Poetry'',
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Shikashū
Late Old Japanese texts
Heian period in literature
1150s in Japan
12th-century poetry
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