Ki no Tsurayuki

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Heian-period person Japanese poet court poet diarist literary critic waka poet

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.

Aliases (1)

古今和歌集 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Heian-period person → Japanese poet → court poet → diarist → literary critic → waka poet →
associatedWith	Japanese imperial court → Kokinshū poetic canon →
contributedTo	Kokin Wakashū →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
culture	Japanese →
era	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 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 Diary → Tosa Nikki →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kokin Wakashū →	compiledBy
Kokin Wakashū ("古今和歌集") →	hasTitleInJapanese
Kokin Wakashū →	prefaceAuthor
Kokin Wakashū →	principalEditor
Heian period →	significantPerson