, also known as , was a Japanese ''

waka Waka may refer to: Culture and language * Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand ** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe ** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe ** Waka taua, a Māor ...

'' poet of the late-

Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese ...

. One of his poems was included in the ''

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese ''waka'' by one hundred poets. ''Hyakunin isshu'' can be translated to "one hundred people, one poem ach; it can also refer to the card game of '' uta-garuta'', which uses a deck compo ...

''. He produced a private collection, the ''Rin'yō Wakashū'', and was listed as one of the

Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry The are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka, Nara, and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. The oldest surviving collection of the 36 poets' works is '' Nishi Honganji Sanju-rokunin Kashu ...

Name

His Buddhist name is also read ''Sun'e'',''Britannica Kokusai Dai-hyakkajiten'' article "Shun'e". 2007. Britannica Japan Co. and he is also known by the name ''Tayū no Kimi''.''Digital Daijisen'' entry "Shun'e". Shogakukan.

Biography

He was born in 1113, the son of

Minamoto no Toshiyori was an important and innovative Japanese poet, who compiled the '' Gosen Wakashū''. He was the son of Minamoto no Tsunenobu (1016–1097); holder of the second rank in court and of the position of Grand Counsellor). Shunrai was favored by Empe ...

.McMillan 2010 : 147 (note 85). His maternal grandfather was

Fujiwara no Atsutaka Fujiwara no Atsutaka (藤原敦隆; 1060s–1120) was a Japanese nobleman and ''waka'' poet of the Heian period. His real name may have been Tachibana no Atsutaka. Life Fujiwara no Atsutaka was a son of the governor of Hizen Province, Fujiwara n ...

. He was tutored in ''waka'' composition by his father, but after the latter died he appears to have taken monastic orders in

Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year 752 CE. The temple has undergo ...

. His exact date of death is uncertain, but it was likely around 1191.

Poetry

Eighty-three of his poems were included in imperial anthologies, and he was recognized as one of the

. He was a poetic mentor to

Kamo no Chōmei was a Japanese author, poet (in the waka form), and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. He ...

. The following poem by him was included as No. 85 in

Fujiwara no Teika , better-known as Fujiwara no Teika"Sadaie" and "Teika" are both possible readings of ; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form. Teika probably referred to himself as Sadaie, and his father probably called ...

's ''

'': He also left a

private collection A private collection is a privately owned collection of works (usually artworks) or valuable items. In a museum or art gallery context, the term signifies that a certain work is not owned by that institution, but is on loan from an individual ...

, the .

References

Citations

Works cited

* *McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). ''One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each''. New York: Columbia University Press. * *Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). ''Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.

External links

List of Shun'e's poems
in the

International Research Center for Japanese Studies The , or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the Natio ...

's online ''waka'' database.
''Rin'yō-shū''
in the same database.
Shun'e
on Kotobank. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shun'e 12th century in Japan 12th-century Japanese poets 1113 births People of Heian-period Japan Japanese Buddhist clergy Articles containing Japanese poems Hyakunin Isshu poets Year of death missing Heian period Buddhist clergy