Sources

私撰集 (Private collections)

古今和歌六帖

こきんわかろくじょう (II.4, WBT 45-46)

A large collection of poems divided into 517 categories. Roughly a quarter of the poems are from the Man'yoshu, and many others appear in the first three Imperial collections (especially the KKS and GSS). It was perhaps compiled in the latter half of the 10th century, but the compiler or compilers are unknown. 4494 poems.

KKS 1(1)

新撰万葉集

しんせんまんようしゅう (II.2)

Said to have been compiled in 893 by Sugawara no Michizane 菅原道真, it is also called 菅家万葉 or similar names. The collection contains Chinese poems as well as Japanese, and seems to have drawn heavily from poetry competitions of the time. 555 poems (including Chinese verse).

新撰和歌

しんせんわか (II.3)

Ki no Tsurayuki assembled this collection of poems taken primarily from the KKS, with a preface in Chinese. 260 poems.

万葉集

まんようしゅう (II.1) A large collection of Japanese poetry that reached its final form sometime in the 8th century. Most sources number these poems according to the original version of the Kokka taikan; the Shimpen kokka taikan includes Chinese poetry and prose in its count. 4516 poems in the old KT, 4440 in the SKT.

SIS 21(1450)

和漢朗詠集

わかんろうえいしゅう (II.6)

A collection of Japanese poetry and Chinese verse (by both Japanese and Chinese poets), assembled by Fujiwara no Kinto around 1013. It became not only an important collection for learning poetry, but also for practicing calligraphy. 804 poems (including Chinese verse) separated into topics.

KKS 1(3)

私家集 (Personal poetry collections)

拾玉集

しゅうぎょくしゅう　(III.131)

The poetry collection of the monk Jien 慈円 (1155-1225). 5803 poems.

KKS 1(3472)

敏行集

としゆきしゅう (III.8)

The poetry collection of Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (?-901 or 907). It seems to have been compiled from the KKS and GSS, and survives now only as part of the 三十六人集. 24 poems.

歌合 (Poetry competitions)

寛平御時中宮歌合

かんぴょうおほんときちゅうぐうのうたあはせ　(V.3)

A 17-round poetry competition that survives only in one very late manuscript. According to the manuscript, the 中宮 who served as the judge was Empress Hanshi 班子女王 (833-900), the mother of Emperor Uda. Only the judgments are recorded, no comments. 34 poems.

1(3)

新時代不同歌合

しんじだいふどううたあわせ

秀歌撰 (Selections of good poetry)

後六々撰

ごろくろくしゅう (V.270)

A collection of 146 poems from 36 poets that were not included in earlier "36 poetic sages" lists, compiled by Fujiwara no Norikane 藤原範兼 (1107-1165).

KKS 1(98)

定家八代抄

ていかはちだいしょう (X.177)

A large selection from the first eight Imperial collections, apparently by Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家. 1809 poems.

1(1)

歌論集, 注釈書 (Poetic manuals and commentaries)

色葉和歌集

いろはわかしゅう (X.196, NKT B2)

A dictionary of various poetic terms. Authorship and date uncertain.

奥儀抄

おうぎしょう (V.294, NKT 1)

A poetic manual and commentary by Fujiwara no Kiyosuke 藤原清輔, written in the mid 12th century.

1(133)

桐火桶

きりびおけ　

A poetic treatise and "excellent poem" collection attributed to Fujiwara no Teika, but believed to be by a later scholar.

1

古来風体抄

こらいふうていしょう (V.301, SNKBZ 87, NKT 2)

A work of poetic criticism by Fujiwara no Shunzei 藤原俊成, written in 1197-1201.

1(215)

三五記

さんごき　

A poetic treatise and "excellent poem" collection attributed to Fujiwara no Teika, but believed to be by a later scholar.

1

井蛙抄

せいあしょう

定家十体

ていかじってい　 (V.277, NTK 4)

A collection of poems divided into ten styles, drawn from the first eight poetic collections. Although it is under Teika's name, it may be the work of a later poet in the schools of Teika's descendants.

1(160)

俊頼髄脳

としよりずいのう　 (V.291, SNKBZ 87, NKT 1)

An early work of poetic criticism by Minamoto no Toshiyori, written in 1113.

八雲御抄

やくもみしょう　 (V.311, NKT 3, B3)

A 13th-century poetic treatise by Emperor Juntoku 順徳院.

和歌童蒙抄

わかどうもうしょう (V.293, NKT B1)

A work of poetic criticism by Fujiwara no Norikane 藤原範兼, written around 1145.

他 (Other works)

沙石集

しゃせきしゅう (NBT 85, SZS 52)

A collection of Buddhist parables and stories written by the monk Muju Dokyo 無住道曉 in 1283.

KKS 1

題林愚抄

だいりんぐしょう　 (VI.31)

A large collection of 10654 poems arranged by topic, drawn from Imperial collections as well as famous private collections, poetry competitions, and other sources. Compiled in the mid-Muromachi period by an unknown person.

KKS 1(38)