Zheng Gu

Japanese: 鄭谷 - ていこく（英語表記）Zheng Gu

[Born] Huichang 2 (842)?
[Died] Kaihei 4 (910)?
A Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty. Born in Yichun (Jiangxi Province). His pen name was Shougu. He was highly gifted from an early age, and is said to have composed poetry at the age of seven. His style of poetry was fresh and outstanding in landscape depiction and lyricism. He was known for his seven-character regulated poem "Shako," for which he was nicknamed Zheng Shako. His collection of poems includes "Yuntaihen" (3 volumes).

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Japanese:

[生]会昌2(842)?
[没]開平4(910)?
中国，晩唐の詩人。宜春 (江西省) の人。字，守愚。幼少から才名が高く，7歳で詩をつくったといわれる。清新な詩風で，写景，抒情にすぐれる。七言律詩『鷓鴣 (しゃこ) 』が有名で，そのため鄭鷓鴣と呼ばれた。詩集に『雲台編』 (3巻) がある。

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