Kanshi (poetry)

Kanshi (poetry)

refers to Chinese-language poetry written in Japan by Japanese poets.

The earliest collection of kanshi was the "Kaifūsō" , compiled in 751. Three imperial collections of kanshi were compiled during the 9th century: the "Ryōunshū" of 814, the "Bunka Shūreishū" of 818, and the "Keikokushū" of 827. Indeed, kanshi was accorded a higher place than the native waka form until the Kokin Wakashū collection was published in 905. During the Heian period, the word "shi" (詩) meaning poetry was automatically understood to refer to kanshi. Important kanshi poets of the Heian period included Kūkai, Shimada no Tadaomi, and Sugawara no Michizane.

However, kanshi really reached its peak during the Edo period and the early Meiji period. This was an era which produced many Nihongo|"bunjin"|文人| or 'men of letters' schooled in the philosophy of Neo-Confucianism.


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