Rokkasen

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Rokkasen refers to the group of six celebrated classical Japanese waka poets of the early Heian period, renowned for their exemplary and influential verse.

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Rokkasen canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of poets ⓘ
literary group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Six Immortal Poets (in some English sources) ⓘ
Six Poetic Geniuses ⓘ
associatedWith imperial court culture ⓘ
poetic criticism in kana prefaces ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalContext classical Japanese literature ⓘ
culturalSignificance model of poetic excellence in early Heian Japan ⓘ
describedAs celebrated poets ⓘ
exemplary poets ⓘ
describedIn Kokin Wakashū ⓘ
era 9th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork poetry ⓘ
genre waka poetry ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus yes ⓘ
hasNotableMember Ariwara no Narihira ⓘ
Fun’ya no Yasuhide ⓘ
Kisen Hōshi ⓘ
Ono no Komachi ⓘ
Sōjō Henjō ⓘ
Ōtomo no Kuronushi ⓘ
influenced Japanese court poetry tradition ⓘ
later Heian poets ⓘ
language Classical Japanese ⓘ
literaryForm waka ⓘ
member Ariwara no Narihira ⓘ
Fun’ya no Yasuhide ⓘ
Kisen Hōshi ⓘ
Ono no Komachi ⓘ
Sōjō Henjō ⓘ
Ōtomo no Kuronushi ⓘ
mentionedIn Kokinshū kana preface ⓘ
linked to: Kokin Wakashū
numberOfMembers 6 ⓘ
region Heian-kyō ⓘ
linked to: Kyoto
selectedBy Ki no Tsurayuki ⓘ
selectionCriterion exemplary style ⓘ
influence on waka tradition ⓘ
timePeriod early Heian period ⓘ
typeOfPoetry court poetry ⓘ

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Ono no Komachi → memberOf → Rokkasen ⓘ
Ariwara no Narihira → memberOf → Rokkasen ⓘ