The fourth imperial poetry anthology, the Goshūiwakashū, the ‘Later Collection of Gleanings’, was commissioned from Fujiwara no Michitoshi (1047-1099) by Emperor Shirakawa (1053-1129; r. 1072-1086) in 1078 and completed in 1086. It contains the normal 20 Books and a preface written by Michitoshi. As a compiler, his tastes ran to the conservative, but his stated aim was to produce a collection representing the ‘new’ in waka, hence the anthology is dominated by women poets, with Izumi Shikibu, the greatest poet of her age, extensively represented.
| Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII Book IX Book X Book XI Book XII Book XIII Book XIV Book XV Book XVI Book XVII Book XVIII Book XIX Book XX | Spring I Spring II Summer Autumn I Autumn II Winter Felicitations Partings Travel Laments Love I Love II Love III Love IV Miscellaneous I Miscellaneous II Miscellaneous III Miscellaneous IV Miscellaneous V Miscellaneous VI |
The 20 Books contain a total of 1,200 poems.
The principal poets of the collection (those with more than 10 poems included) are: Izumi Shikibu (67), Lady Sagami (40), Akazome Emon (32), the Monk Nôin (31), Ise no Taifu (27), Kiyowara no Motosuke (26), Fujiwara no Michinari (26), Fujiwara no Nagayoshi (20), Fujiwara no Kintō (19), Taira no Kanemori (18), Fujiwara no Yorimune (18), the Monk Dômyō (16), Koben (15), Fujiwara no Sadayori (15) and the Monk Ryōzen (14).
Book I:
| GSIS I: 3 GSIS I: 4 GSIS I: 10 GSIS I: 13 GSIS I: 25 | GSIS I: 35 GSIS I: 42 GSIS I: 48 | GSIS I: 57 GSIS I: 82 GSIS I:100 | GSIS I: 101 GSIS I: 102 GSIS I: 104 GSIS I: 120 |
Book II:
Book III:
| GSIS III: 165 GSIS III: 169 GSIS III: 189 | GSIS III: 204 GSIS III: 207 GSIS III: 216 | GSIS III: 219 GSIS III: 220 | GSIS III: 227 GSIS III: 231 |
Book IV:
| GSIS IV: 242 GSIS IV: 258 GSIS IV: 270 GSIS IV: 273 GSIS IV: 289 GSIS IV: 292 GSIS IV: 293 | GSIS IV: 299 GSIS IV: 300 GSIS IV: 317 | GSIS IV: 333 | GSIS IV: 334 |
Book V:
Book VI:
| GSIS VI: 382 GSIS VI: 388 GSIS VI: 390 GSIS VI: 392 | GSIS VI: 394 | GSIS VI: 414 GSIS VI: 419 | GSIS VI:421 GSIS VI: 424 |
Book VII:
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Book IX:
Book X:
Book XI:
Book XII:
| GSIS XII: 672 GSIS XII: 681 GSIS XII: 691 | GSIS XII: 695 GSIS XII: 701 GSIS XII: 703 | GSIS XII: 709 | GSIS XII: 711 GSIS XII: 728 |
Book XIII:
| GSIS XIII: 737 GSIS XIII: 745 GSIS XIII: 746 GSIS XIII: 748 GSIS XIII: 749 GSIS XIII: 750 GSIS XIII: 751 | GSIS XIII: 755 | GSIS XIII: 757 | GSIS XIII: 763 |
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Book XVII:
| GSIS XVII: 991 GSIS XVII: 999 GSIS XVII: 1001 | GSIS XVII: 1007 | GSIS XVII: 1008 | GSIS XVII: 1009 GSIS XVII: 1015 GSIS XVII: 1037 |