Rokkasen

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Rokkasen refers to the group of six celebrated classical Japanese waka poets of the early Heian period, renowned for their exemplary and influential verse.

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Rokkasen canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of poets
literary group
alsoKnownAs Six Immortal Poets (in some English sources)
Six Poetic Geniuses
associatedWith imperial court culture
poetic criticism in kana prefaces
country Japan
culturalContext classical Japanese literature
culturalSignificance model of poetic excellence in early Heian Japan
describedAs celebrated poets
exemplary poets
describedIn Kokin Wakashū
era 9th century
fieldOfWork poetry
genre waka poetry
hasCanonicalStatus yes
hasNotableMember Ariwara no Narihira
Fun’ya no Yasuhide
Kisen Hōshi
Ono no Komachi
Sōjō Henjō
Ōtomo no Kuronushi
influenced Japanese court poetry tradition
later Heian poets
language Classical Japanese
literaryForm waka
member Ariwara no Narihira
Fun’ya no Yasuhide
Kisen Hōshi
Ono no Komachi
Sōjō Henjō
Ōtomo no Kuronushi
mentionedIn Kokinshū kana preface
linked to: Kokin Wakashū
numberOfMembers 6
region Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto
selectedBy Ki no Tsurayuki
selectionCriterion exemplary style
influence on waka tradition
timePeriod early Heian period
typeOfPoetry court poetry

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Ono no Komachi memberOf Rokkasen
Ariwara no Narihira memberOf Rokkasen