Shūi Wakashū

Shūi Wakashū segment by Fujiwara no Sadazane

The Shūi Wakashū (拾遺和歌集; "Collection of Gleanings"), often abbreviated as Shūishū, is the third imperial anthology of waka from Heian period Japan. It was compiled by Emperor Kazan in about 1005.[1] Its twenty volumes contain 1,351 poems. The details of its publication and compilation are unclear.[2]

The Shūishū was an expansion of Fujiwara no Kintō's earlier anthology, the Shūishō (拾遺抄; "Selection of Gleanings"), compiled between 996 and 999.[1] Until the early nineteenth century, it was mistakenly believed that the Shūishō was a selection of the best poems from the Shūishū, and so the former was more highly regarded.[3]

The second poem from the 'lost' poetic sequence of Priest Manzei can be found in this anthology.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Keene 1999 : 283
  2. ↑ "Shūishū • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  3. ↑ Keene 1999 : 284
  4. ↑ https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/priest-manzei/

Bibliography

  • Cranston, Edwin A., 1993. A Waka Anthology, Volume Two: Grasses of Remembrance. Palo Alto : Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-804-74825-4.
  • Keene, Donald, 1999. Seeds in the Heart: A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7.
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