Catalog record · 目録番号 46445
The Priest Jakuren
Catalog note / 解説
support of the Robert F. Lange Foundation. Needles on the black pines are not yet dry of raindrops from a passing shower when already mist is rising on an evening in autumn. (translation by Steven D. Carter) The Priest Jakuren (formerly Fujiwara no Sadanaga, d. 1202) was a nephew of the eminent poet Fujiwara no Shunzei, and the adoptive heir to the Mikohidari line of poets until the birth of Shunzei's son Fujiwara no Teika, who would later become the compiler of the One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets. After taking Buddhist orders at the age of twenty-three, Jakuren moved to Saga, Kyoto, and continued to write poetry reflecting the style of his mentor Shunzei. In 1201, he was commissione…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · c. 1840 · honolulu
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