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Wakan Rōei-shū (Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation)
| Wakan Rōei-shū (Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation) |
| Two handscrolls, ink on paper; height 32.9 cm; Edo period, dated Tenna 2 (1682); Gift of the Ii Family |
The Wakan rōei-shū is an anthology of Chinese and Japanese poems popularly recited by Heian-period (794–1185) court nobles. It was compiled around 1013 by Fujiwara no Kintō, a poet, critic, and high-ranking member of the court. In the seventeenth century thirty members of the court nobility contributed to this hand-copied edition, led by Minister of the Left Konoe Motohiro (1648–1722), who was known for the gentle Japanese style of his brushwork.
