The fifth imperial poetry anthology, the Kin’yōwakashū (or Kin’yōshū) the ‘Collection of Golden Leaves of Japanese Poetry’. It was ordered by Emperor Shirakawa (1053-1129; r.1072-1086) and compiled by Minamoto no Toshinari (or, more usually, Shunrai) (?1055-?1129). Shunrai was a gifted poet and critic, championing more ‘modern’ trends in poetry, as opposed to conservatives such as Fujiwara no Mototoshi (?-1142/3). Consequently, he was regarded as eccentric by his peers (he did produce some odd poetry) and Shirakawa required two rewrites of the anthology before he was satisfied with it.
The Kinyôshû follows the Kokinshū pattern, though in only ten books and 716 poems, making it the shortest of the imperial anthologies; it also lacks a preface.
| Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII Book IX Book X | Spring Summer Autumn Winter Felicitations Partings Love I Love II Miscellaneous I Miscellaneous II |
The principal poets of the collection (those with 10 or more poems included) are: Minamoto no Toshiyori (or Shunrai) (31), Minamoto no Tsunenobu (26), Fujiwara no Kinzane (23), Fujiwara no Akisue (20), Fujiwara no Tadamichi (15(, Fujiwara no Asasuke (14), Fujiwara no Nagazane (14), the Monk Eien (or Yôen) (13), the Monk Gyōson (10), Minamoto no Asanaka (10), and Minamoto no Masamitsu (or Masateru) (10).
All three versions of Kin’yōshū remain extant, so below poems are listed with the numbering of the version in which they appear. This means there are some variations, but also some duplications.
Book III:
Book V:
Book VI:
Book VII:
Book VIII:
| KKS VIII: 448 KYS VIII: 449 KYS VIII: 470 KYS VIII: 473 | KYS VIII: 474 KYS VIII: 477 | KYS VIII: 480 | KYS VIII: 502 KYS VIII: 510 |
Book IX:
Book X:
Version 1 (Hatsudobon 初度本）
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VII
Book IX
Book X
Version 2 (Nidobon 二度本)
Book I:
Book II
Book III
Book IV
| KYS IV: 257 KYS IV: 258 KYS IV: 259 KYS IV: 260 KYS IV: 261 KYS IV: 262 KYS IV: 263 KYS IV: 264 KYS IV: 265 KYS IV: 266 KYS IV: 267 KYS IV: 268 | KYS IV: 269 KYS IV: 270 KYS IV: 271 KYS IV: 272 KYS IV: 273 KYS IV: 274 KYS IV: 275 KYS IV: 276 KYS IV: 277 KYS IV: 278 KYS IV: 279 KYS IV: 280 | KYS IV: 281 KYS IV: 282 KYS IV: 283 KYS IV: 284 KYS IV: 285 KYS IV: 286 KYS IV: 287 KYS IV: 288 KYS IV: 289 KYS IV: 290 KYS IV: 291 KYS IV: 292 | KYS IV: 293 KYS IV: 294 KYS IV: 295 KYS IV: 296 KYS IV: 297 KYS IV: 298 KYS IV: 299 KYS IV: 300 KYS IV: 301 KYS IV: 302 KYS IV: 303 KYS IV: 304 |