Kokin Wakashu

Name: Kokin Wakashu
Author: Ki no Tsurayuki

by Ki no Tsurayuki

Tenth-century Japanese imperial poetry anthology showcasing refined aesthetic tradition of the Heian court

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Ki no Tsurayuki

Japanese poet and literary critic who compiled the Kokin Wakashū anthology and wrote its influential Japanese preface, which became the foundation of Japanese poetic criticism.

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