Asukai family

Japanese: 飛鳥井家 - あすかいけ

A nobleman descended from Fujiwara no Michizane's descendant, Masatsune. Masatsune learned waka poetry from Fujiwara no Teika, and together with Teika and others, he compiled the Shin Kokin Wakashu in 1205 and wrote a family anthology, Asukai-shu. He also excelled in kemari, passing on the art of both poetry and martial arts to his descendants. His grandson, Masaari, was one of the compilers of the Zokugosenshu, and his great-grandson, Masaen, was also famous as a poet. His son, Masayo, compiled the Shin Shokokin Wakashu in 1439 by imperial order of Emperor Gohanazono. His son, Masachika (dharma name Eiga), was known as a judge of poetry, and wrote the Kokin Eiga-sho and other works for Ashikaga Yoshimasa, as well as a family anthology, Akai Wakashu. Masachika was also an accomplished calligrapher, and founded the Asukai school. His younger brother Masayasu was also skilled in both poetry and calligraphy, and founded the Niraku school. His descendants served the Imperial Court as waka poets and kemari players, and in the Meiji period they became counts.

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Japanese:

藤原師実の子孫雅経を祖とする公家。雅経は藤原定家に和歌を学び，定家らとともに元久2 (1205) 年『新古今和歌集』を撰し，家集『明日香井集』を著わした。また蹴鞠にもすぐれ，歌鞠二道を子孫に伝えた。その孫雅有は，『続後撰集』の撰者の一人であり，その曾孫雅縁も歌人として有名。その子雅世は後花園天皇の勅命により永享 11 (1439) 年『新続古今和歌集』を撰した。その子雅親 (法名栄雅) は歌の判者として知られ，足利義政のために『古今栄雅抄』などを著わし，また家集『亜槐和歌集』がある。雅親は書道にもすぐれ，飛鳥井流を開いた。その弟雅康も歌，書二道に長じ，二楽流を創始した。子孫相次いで和歌，蹴鞠の家として朝廷に仕え，明治にいたり伯爵。

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