Kinyo Wakashu - Kinyo Wakashu

This was the fifth imperially commissioned anthology of waka poetry during the Heian period. It was ordered to be compiled by Shirakawa-in and compiled by Minamoto no Toshiyori. The first draft was submitted to the Imperial Court in 1124 (Tenji 1), but was returned for lacking anything new. A revised version was submitted the following April, but this time it was not accepted for being too biased towards modern poets. The third time, a draft was submitted that restored the three generations of poets, and it was accepted as is. This was in 1126 (Taiji 1). They are called the First Edition, the Second Edition, and the Sanso Edition. Only the first volume of the First Edition remains. The Sanso Edition, which was supposed to be the definitive edition, was not in the possession of the compiler, so the Second Edition was the one that was mainly in circulation. Subsequent imperial anthologies also treated the Sanso Edition as a private anthology. Unlike previous imperial anthologies, this work was made up of half the number of volumes, 10, and was titled "Kinyoshu," a collection of excellent waka poems, which was a new approach. Many of the poems in the Nidobon version were by contemporary poets from the Shirakawa Insei period, and they feature fresh observations of nature and novel expressions. They also reflect the pastoral taste of the Manyoshu that was popular at the time, and as a whole they breathe the fresh air of the times. On the other hand, it is undeniable that they are overwhelmed by technique and humor, and lack the quality of lyricism.

[Junichi Kondo]

"Lectures on the Kin'yō Wakashu by Masamune Atsuo (1968, Jichi Nipposha)" ▽ "Study of the Kin'yō Wakashu by Hirazawa Goro (1976, Kasama Shoin)" ▽ "Waka Literature Society (ed.) "Lectures on Waka Literature 4: Manyōshu and Imperially Selected Waka Anthologies" (1970, Ohfusha)"

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平安朝第5番目の勅撰(ちょくせん)和歌集。撰集下命者は白河院(しらかわいん)、撰者は源俊頼(としより)。1124年（天治1）に最初の草稿を奏覧に入れたが、新味がないと返却され、次に翌年4月に改撰して奏上したが、今度は現代歌人に偏りすぎるという理由で受納されず、三度目に三代集歌人を復活させた草稿を呈したところ、そのまま嘉納(かのう)された。1126年（大治1）のことである。それぞれ初度本、第二度本、三奏本とよぶ。初度本は上巻のみ伝存。定本のはずの三奏本は撰者の手元になく、第二度本がもっぱら流布した。後続の勅撰集も三奏本を私撰集扱いしている。従来の勅撰集と違って巻数も半分の10巻に仕立て、書名も優れた和歌の集の意味で「金葉集」と名づけ、新機軸を出した。二度本は白河院政期の当代歌人が多く、清新な自然観照や、新奇な表現が目だち、また当時流行した万葉好みの田園趣味も反映、総じて時代の新風が息づいているが、反面、技巧と諧謔(かいぎゃく)に流れ、叙情の品位が劣るのは否めない。

［近藤潤一］

『正宗敦夫著『金葉和歌集講義』（1968・自治日報社）』▽『平沢五郎著『金葉和歌集の研究』（1976・笠間書院）』▽『和歌文学会編『和歌文学講座4　万葉集と勅撰和歌集』（1970・桜楓社）』

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