Shūishū

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Shūishū
Part of the Shūishū by Fujiwara no Sadazane.

Shūishū

The Shūishū (拾遺和歌集 – Collection of Waka Gleanings), known in full as the Shūi Wakashū was the 3rd of the Imperial Anthologies compiled between 1005-1011.

Fujiwara no Kintō is known to have been involved in the editing of the collection.1

The second poem in Priest Manzei’s poetic sequence is found in this anthology.2

Included Poets

PoetAmount of Poems
Akazome Emon-
Ariwara no Narihira-
Ariwara no Yukihira-
Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu-
Priest Manzei-

Footnotes

1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
2. Miller, R. A.. (1981) “The Lost Poetic Sequence of the Priest Manzei”. Monumenta Nipponica. Vol.36 No.2 pp.133-172

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