Kokin Wakashū
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Kokin Wakashū is an early 10th-century imperial anthology of Japanese waka poetry that became a foundational model for classical Japanese literature and poetic aesthetics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period work
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classical Japanese literary work → imperial poetry anthology → waka poetry anthology → |
| approximateCompilationYear |
905
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| belongsToSeries |
Chokusenshū
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| canonicalStatus |
foundational model for classical Japanese poetry
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| commissionedBy |
Emperor Daigo
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| compiledBy |
Ki no Tomonori
NERFINISHED
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Ki no Tsurayuki → Mibu no Tadamine → Ōshikōchi no Mitsune → |
| compiledInCentury |
10th century
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| containsPrefaceInChinese |
Manajo
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| containsPrefaceInJapanese |
Kanajo
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| culturalContext |
Heian period
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| definesAestheticConcept |
aware
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miyabi → okashi → |
| emphasizesTechnique |
allusive variation (honkadori)
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pillow words (makurakotoba) → wordplay (kakekotoba) → |
| genre |
waka poetry
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| hasAlternativeRomanization |
Kokin Wakashu
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| hasAlternativeTitle |
Kokinshū
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| hasCategory |
elegies
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love poems → miscellaneous poems → parting poems → seasonal poems → shrine and deity poems → travel poems → |
| hasEnglishTranslationOfTitle |
Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
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| hasTitleInJapanese |
古今和歌集
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| influenced |
Fujiwara no Teika
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Shinkokin Wakashū → classical Japanese poetics → renga tradition → waka aesthetics of yūgen and miyabi → |
| language |
Classical Japanese
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| literaryForm |
tanka
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| literarySignificance |
established norms for courtly waka composition
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| numberOfBooks |
20
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| numberOfPoems |
1111
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| organizedBy |
thematic categories
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| positionInSeries |
first imperial waka anthology
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| prefaceAuthor |
Ki no Tsurayuki
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| preservedIn |
multiple manuscript lineages
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| principalEditor |
Ki no Tsurayuki
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| usedAsModelBy |
Heian court poets
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ki no Tsurayuki
("Kokinshū poetic canon")
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associatedWith |
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Ki no Tsurayuki
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contributedTo |
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Kokin Wakashū
("Kokin Wakashu")
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hasAlternativeRomanization |
|
Kokin Wakashū
("Kokinshū")
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hasAlternativeTitle |
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Classical Japanese
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hasCanonicalWork |
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Kokin Wakashū
("Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times")
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hasEnglishTranslationOfTitle |
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Man'yōshū
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influenced |
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Ki no Tsurayuki
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notableWork |
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Ise Monogatari
("Kokin Wakashu")
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relatedWork |
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Heian period
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significantWork |