Ōe no Chisato (大江千里) was a Japanese waka poet and Confucian scholar[1] of the late ninth and early tenth centuries. His exact birth and death dates are unknown[1][2][3] but he flourished around 889 to 923.[4] He was one of the Chūko Sanjūrokkasen[1][3] and one of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.[4][5]
He was a son of Ōe no Otondo (大江音人)[5][1][2][3] and a nephew of Ariwara no Yukihira and Ariwara no Narihira.[4][5] Ten of his poems were included in the Kokin Wakashū[1] and fifteen in later imperial anthologies.[4][2]
He was the author of the kudai waka, also known as the chisato-shū. A selection of waka based on lines from various Chinese poems.[6]
The following poem by him was included as No. 23 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
| Japanese text[5] | Romanized Japanese[7] | English translation[8] |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e MyPedia article "Ōe no Chisato". 2007. Hitachi Systems & Services.
- ^ a b c Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten article "Ōe no Chisato". 2007. Britannica Japan Co.
- ^ a b c Digital Daijisen entry "Ōe no Chisato". Shogakukan.
- ^ a b c d McMillan 2010 : 136 (note 23).
- ^ a b c d Suzuki et al. 2009 : 35.
- ^ "Ōe no Chisato • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 159.
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 25.
Bibliography
edit- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
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