Catalog record · 目録番号 68487
Empress Jitö
Catalog note / 解説
Spring has gone away and summer come, it would seem from those white hemp robes laid to dry in the sunlight on Kagu's Heavenly Hill This poem by Empress Jitö comes from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets). Compiled by the renowned court poet Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241), this anthology is a personal selection of one hundred tanka poems which document the changing poetic tradition from the earliest days of the Japanese imperial court (7th century) to Teika's own time (13th century). It comprises representative poems selected from ten imperially commissioned poetry anthologies, arranged historically so that readers can enjoy five centuries of court poetry within…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · 1767 - 1768 c. · honolulu
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