Ōtomo no Yakamochi

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Ōtomo no Yakamochi was an 8th-century Japanese court noble and one of the most prominent poets of the Nara period, traditionally regarded as a principal compiler of the Man'yōshū anthology.

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Ōtomo no Yakamochi canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese poet
Nara-period person
court noble
human
associatedWithEvent compilation of the Man'yōshū
associatedWithPlace Nara
canonicalStatus major classical Japanese poet
countryOfCitizenship Japan
culture Japanese
describedAs one of the most prominent poets of the Nara period
era Nara period
surface form: Tenpyō era
fieldOfWork literature
poetry
floruit 8th century
gender male
genre waka poetry
hasInfluenced later Japanese waka poets
hasWorkInCollection many poems preserved in the Man'yōshū
historicalSignificance key figure in formation of Japanese poetic canon
knownFor influence on early Japanese poetry
large number of poems in the Man'yōshū
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Japanese
Old Japanese
literaryMovement Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
surface form: Man'yōshū poets
memberOf Ōtomo clan
nameInJapanese 大伴家持
nobleFamily Ōtomo clan
notableWork Man'yōshū
occupation courtier
government official
poet
partOf early Japanese literary tradition
period Nara period
positionHeld court official in the Nara court
provincial governor
religion Buddhism (historical context)
Shinto (historical context)
roleInWork contributing poet to the Man'yōshū
principal compiler of the Man'yōshū
style court poetry
personal and reflective waka
timePeriodOfActivity reign of Emperor Shōmu
reign of Empress Kōken
traditionallyRegardedAs one of the four great Man'yōshū poets

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Man'yōshū notablePoet Ōtomo no Yakamochi
Man'yōshū chiefCompiler Ōtomo no Yakamochi
Ōtomo no Tabito child Ōtomo no Yakamochi
Ōtomo no Tabito relative Ōtomo no Yakamochi