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Engi (era)
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Engi was a Japanese era name after Shōtai and before Enchō. This period spanned the years from July 901 through April 923. The reigning emperor was Daigo-tennō.
Kai Ichiranzu 1806
Kai Ichiranzu 1806
Sugawara no Michizane
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Sugawara no Michizane, or Kankō, was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in waka and kanshi poetry, and is today revered in
Kanke, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Kanke, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Sugawara Michizane in Exile by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1884
Sugawara Michizane in Exile by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1884
Tenjin (Michizane) Crossing to China, late 15th century by Sesshin, Muromachi period, Ink on paper
Tenjin (Michizane) Crossing to China, late 15th century by Sesshin, Muromachi period, Ink on paper
Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting Sugawara no Michizane as the Tenjin (kami of thunder.). After Sugawara no Michizane's death, lightning struck
Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting Sugawara no Michizane as the Tenjin (kami of thunder.). After Sugawara no Michizane's death, lightning struck the palace, killing and injuring many of the powerful people involved in his banishment, and Sugawara no Michizane was enshrined in the Tenmangū (Shinto shrines) as the Tenjin.