Fumio Inoue

A poet of the late Edo period. Commonly known as Genshin. His family name was Kado. Fumio was his Buddhist name. He was the doctor of the Tayasu family. He studied Japanese classics under Kishimoto Yuzuru, and later became a disciple of Ichiyanagi Chifuru. He lived in Edo and established himself as a poet. His essays on poetry include "Ise no Iezutou" (1864). He opposed Kamo no Mabuchi's theory that the "Manyoshu" was the ideal, and supported Kagawa Kageki's theory that the "Kokinshu" was respected. He belonged to the Edo school. His poetry collection "Chokakushu" (1868) contains 917 tanka, 2 linked verse, and 5 choka. His poems include realistic poems such as "Sakurachiri bell leaves spilling, the country road, from here spring will end." He passed away in November 1871. His grave is at Gyokurin-ji Temple in Yanaka, Tokyo.

[Hidehide Tsujimori]

"Research on the Late Early Modern Poetry World" by Hidehide Tsujimori (1978, Ohfusha)

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江戸後期の歌人。通称元真。家号は歌堂(かどう)。文雄は法号。田安(たやす)家侍医。岸本由豆流(きしもとゆずる)に国学を学び、のち一柳千古(いちやなぎちふる)門。江戸に居住し、歌人としてたつ。歌論に『伊勢(いせ)の家づと』（1864）などがある。『万葉集』を理想とする賀茂真淵(かもまぶち)の説に反対し、『古今集』を尊ぶ香川景樹(かがわかげき)説を支持。江戸派の系統に属する。歌集『調鶴集(ちょうかくしゅう)』（1868）は短歌917首、連歌2首、長歌5首を収録。「さくらちり鈴菜こぼるる田舎道これより春も暮れてゆくらむ」などの写実的な歌がある。明治4年11月没。墓所は東京・谷中(やなか)の玉林寺にある。

［辻森秀英］

『辻森秀英著『近世後期歌壇の研究』（1978・桜楓社）』

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