Senzaishū

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Senzaishū
Poem 478 by Murasaki Shikibu, calligraphy by Nijō Tameuji.

Senzaishū

The Senzaishū (千載和歌集 – Collection of 1000 Years), known in full as the Sanzai Wakashū, was one of the Imperial Anthologies.

Compiled in 1187 by Fujiwara no Shunzei it was revised and completed the following year.1

Poets included

PoetAmount of Poems
Jien-
Kenshō13
Kujō Kanezane-
Minamoto no Yorimasa-

Footnotes

1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.

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