Fujiwara no Teika
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Fujiwara no Sadaie or Teika was a Japanese anthologist, calligrapher, literary critic, novelist, poet, and scribe of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. His influence was enormous, and he is co
A portrait of Teika Attributed to Fujiwara no Nobuzane Kamakura period
Monument to Fujiwara no Teika, Ogura, Kyoto
Teika's grave site.
A manuscript in Teika's hand of "Superior Poems of our Time", showing his calligraphic style.
Meigetsuki
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The Meigetsuki is a Heian-Kamakura period personal diary of the poet Fujiwara no Teika, a leading figure in Medieval Japanese poetry, and the inventor of 31-syllable waka poetry, and the compiler of t
Fujiwara no Teika
…selected by himself. The two poems which offended Retired Emperor Go-Toba so much and caused the rift between Teika and him are preserved here only. Meigetsuki (明月記; "The Record of the Clear Moon"; sometimes called "Diary of the Clear Moon" or possibly "Chronicle of the Bright Moon"; as the second translation…
Meigetsuki 明月記 Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家筆