Kenchū Mikkan (顕註密勘) is a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū, a 10th-century waka anthology, attributed to the poet-monk Kenshō but compiled and appended after Kenshō's death by the poet and scholar Fujiwara no Teika.
Overview
editKenchū Mikkan includes a note by its compiler, the Kamakura-period waka poet Fujiwara no Teika, that it was completed on the 28th day of the third month of Jōkyū 3 (1221).[1][a] It is a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū,[1] in three kan (books or scrolls).[1] It is a compilation of comments made by the poet-monk Kenshō (ja),[1] who died around 1210.[2])
Title
editThe work is normally known by the title Kenchū Mikkan,[1] but it has a large number of alternate titles, including:
- Kokin Wakashū Shō (古今和歌集抄, also written 古今倭歌集抄)[1]
- Kokin Hichū Shō (古今秘註抄)[1]
- Kenchū Mikkan-shō (顕註密勘抄)[1]
Its title is also abbreviated to Kenchū (顕註),[1] Mikkan (密勘),[1] or simply Kan (勘).[1]
Contents
editTextual tradition
editNotes
editCitations
editWorks cited
edit- Katō, Mutsumi (1994). "Kenshō" 顕昭. Asahi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun-sha. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- Eizō, Arai (1983). "Kenchū Mikkan". Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 452–453. OCLC 11917421.
Further reading
edit- Nitta, Naoko (2011). "『顕注密勘』考 : なぜ密勘を書き入れなかったのか" (PDF). The Geibun-Kenkyu: Journal of Arts and Letters (in Japanese). 101. Keio University: 128–145. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
External links
edit- Digitized copies of various copies of the Kenchū Mikkan on the National Institute of Japanese Literature website: