Imakagami

Imakagami

is a Japanese historical tale written in the late Heian period. According to its preface, it was written in the reign of Emperor Takakura and 2nd year of Kao or 1170. The book is credited to Fujiwara Tametsune. It is the second of the four mirror series and is about years following Ōkagami.

Imakagami is also called "Shokuyotsugi" (続世継), lit. following generation, and "Shōkagami" (小鏡), lit. small mirror.

It starts after Ōkagami and begins on the reign of Emperor Go-Ichijō, the 2nd year of Manju or 1025 and ends on the Emperor Takakura's reign. The tale is supposedly by a fictitious grandson of Ōyake no Yotsugi who was visiting Hasedera of Sakurai, Nara.

ee also

* Ōkagami
* Mizukagami
* Masukagami


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