Ki no Tsurayuki

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Ki no Tsurayuki was a prominent Japanese court poet, critic, and diarist of the early Heian period, best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū and author of the Tosa Diary.

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Ki no Tsurayuki canonical 7
古今和歌集 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period person
Japanese poet
court poet
diarist
literary critic
waka poet
associatedWith Imperial court of Japan (historically)
surface form: Japanese imperial court

Kokin Wakashū
surface form: Kokinshū poetic canon
contributedTo Kokin Wakashū
countryOfCitizenship Japan
culture Japanese
era Heian period
surface form: early Heian period
fieldOfWork diary writing
literary criticism
poetry compilation
floruit 10th century
gender male
genre diary literature
literary criticism
poetry
waka
influenced Japanese waka aesthetics
later Heian poets
knownFor Japanese kana prose in Tosa Diary
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Japanese
literaryForm nikki bungaku
waka anthology prefaces
literaryMovement waka tradition
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableWork Kokin Wakashū
Tosa Nikki
surface form: Tosa Diary

Tosa Nikki
notedFor early example of Japanese prose diary
influence on Japanese court poetry
refinement of waka poetic style
occupation court official
diarist
literary critic
poet
writer
positionHeld court official in the Heian court
role editor of the Kokin Wakashū
principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū
timePeriodOfActivity early 10th century
writingSystemUsed kana
kanji
wrote Tosa Nikki
surface form: Tosa Diary

Tosa Nikki

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Heian period significantPerson Ki no Tsurayuki
Kokin Wakashū hasTitleInJapanese Ki no Tsurayuki
this entity surface form: 古今和歌集
Kokin Wakashū compiledBy Ki no Tsurayuki
Kokin Wakashū principalEditor Ki no Tsurayuki
Kokin Wakashū prefaceAuthor Ki no Tsurayuki
Tosa Nikki author Ki no Tsurayuki
Tosa Nikki traditionalAttribution Ki no Tsurayuki
Heian court literature notableAuthor Ki no Tsurayuki