Ki no Tomonori
Illustration — Ki no Tomonori by Kikuchi Yōsai • Illustration — Ki no Tomonori by Kanō Tan'yū, 1648 Ki no Tomonori was an early Heian waka poet of the court and a member of the sanjūrokkasen or Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals. He was a compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, though he certainly did not see it to completion as the anthology includes a eulogy to him composed by Ki no Tsurayuki, his cousin and colleague in the compilation effort. Tomonori is the author of several poems in the Kokinshū, and a few of his poems appear in later official collections.
Ki no Tomonori
Kanō Tan’yū · Public domain
- Born
- 850
- Died
- 904
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- waka poet · writer
- Languages
- Japanese
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Illustration — Ki no Tomonori by Kikuchi Yōsai • Illustration — Ki no Tomonori by Kanō Tan'yū, 1648 Ki no Tomonori was an early Heian waka poet of the court and a member of the sanjūrokkasen or Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals. He was a compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, though he certainly did not see it to completion as the anthology includes a eulogy to him composed by Ki no Tsurayuki, his cousin and colleague in the compilation effort. Tomonori is the author of several poems in the Kokinshū, and a few of his poems appear in later official collections.
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A collection of his poems from various sources appeared as the Tomonori-shū. Tomonori's most famous waka is included in Hyakunin Isshu that was compiled in the 13th century: This waka has been made a choral song "Hisakata No (In the Peaceful Light)" by Ruth Morris Gray and is sung by various choral groups of the world.
Ki no Tomonori is recorded with the occupation waka poet. Recorded as waka poet and writer.
Album of colour woodblock prints. 51 prints?
Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) Print artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) Print artist: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III)
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850
Ki no Tomonori born.
904
Ki no Tomonori died.
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- 1.Prefazione.
- 2.Libro XVI, Poesie sul lutto, poema n°838
- 3.Libro XVI, Poesie sul lutto, poema n°839
- 4.Pubblicata da Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., U.S.A., 2009
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