Rokkasen　六歌仙

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"The Six Immortal Poets" A pictorial theme dipicting six outstanding poets of the 9c. Designated by Ki no Tsurauki 紀貫之(ca. 868-945) in the preface of KOKINSHUU 古今集, the first imperial anthology compiled in 905. The six distinguished poets are: Ariwara no Narihira 在原業平 (see *Ise monogatari-e 伊勢物語絵), Bishop Henjou (also called Henjou Soujou 遍照僧正), Monk Kisen (Kisen houshi 喜撰法師), Ootomo no Kuronushi 大伴黒主, Bun'ya no Yasuhide 文屋康秀, and Ono no komachi 小野小町 (see *nanakomachi 七小町). The term kasen (immortals of waka 和歌 or Japanese poems), which was derived from the Chinese term shixian 詩仙 (Immortals of poems) is thought to have been adopted by the mid-10c and applied to the six poets thereafter.

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