Kin'yō Wakashū

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Kin'yō Wakashū is an imperial Japanese waka poetry anthology from the late Heian period, notable for its refined yet innovative style and its influence on later classical poetry collections.

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Kin'yō Wakashū canonical 2
Kinyo Wakashu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese poetry anthology
chokusenshū
imperial waka anthology
associatedWith Japanese imperial court
commissionedBy Emperor Shirakawa
compilationType imperially commissioned anthology
compiledBy Minamoto no Shunrai
compilerAlternativeName Minamoto no Toshiyori
compilerReputation controversial innovator in waka
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalContext Heian court culture
dateOfCompilation c. 1124
era Heian period
genre waka poetry
hasForm anthology
includedPoets Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Sanesada
Minamoto no Shunrai
influenced Senzai Wakashū
Shika Wakashū
Shin Kokin Wakashū
linked to: Shinkokin Wakashū
language Classical Japanese
literaryPeriod late Heian period
linked to: Heian period
literarySignificance major work of classical Japanese poetry
literaryTradition court poetry
notableFor departure from earlier conservative poetics
influence on later classical poetry collections
refined yet innovative style
numberOfBooks 10
numberOfPoems 716
orderInImperialAnthologies fourth imperial waka anthology
partOf Nijūichidaishū
poeticForm tanka
predecessor Shūi Wakashū
preservationStatus extant
romanizationVariant Kinyo Wakashu
linked to: Kin'yō Wakashū
script Japanese kana
kanji
styleCharacteristic experimentation with poetic technique
innovative expression
refined diction
subjectMatter love
miscellaneous topics
seasons
travel
successor Shika Wakashū
titleMeaning Collection of Golden Leaves

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Daini no Sanmi hasWorkInCollection Kin'yō Wakashū
Kin'yō Wakashū romanizationVariant Kinyo Wakashu
linked to: Kin'yō Wakashū