Poetic diary
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Poetic diary or Nikki bungaku is a Japanese literary genre, dating back to Ki no Tsurayuki's Tosa Nikki, compiled in roughly 935. Nikki bungaku is a genre including prominent works such as the Tosa Ni
Ki no Tsurayuki
The Pillow Book
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The Pillow Book is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to the Empress Consort Fujiwara no Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in the Heian peri
Sei Shōnagon in a late 17th-century illustration
Sei Shōnagon, illustration from an issue of Hyakunin Isshu (Edo period)