Inexhaustible Plum Blossoms - Baikamujinzo

Japanese: 梅花無尽蔵 - ばいかむじんぞう

A collection of poems and prose by the mid-Muromachi Zen monk Banri Shuku. 7 volumes. The title is taken from a poem by Rikuyu of the Southern Song dynasty, who influenced the author, "Yo shika mugenzo, jin jin ren ren ren kore sode obi kogo ki ni," (Yo shika munginzo, jin ren ren kore sode obi kogo ki ni). The author also gave the same name to his hermitage in Unuma, Mino. The last date in the work is from March 1502 (Bunki 2), and the author himself has organized and classified the text, arranging each category in chronological order. Notes to the author are added under the title and at the end of each sentence. The main text and notes contain articles that describe the various places the author visited. Included in Gozan Bungaku Shinshu and Zoku Gunsho Ruiju.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町中期の禅僧万里集九（ばんりしゆうく）の詩文集。7巻。書名は著者が影響をうけた南宋の陸游（りくゆう）の詩〈要識梅花無尽蔵，人人襟袖帯香帰〉を出典とする。美濃鵜沼の庵居にも同じ名をつけた。作品中最後の年記は文亀2年(1502)3月で，著者みずからが整理分類して各部類ごとに年代順に配した。題下および文末などに自注を付ける。本文と自注には作者の足跡が及んだ各地のようすを伝える記事がみえる。《五山文学新集》《続群書類従》所収。

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