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Kenchū Mikkan

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Kenchū Mikkan (顕註密勘) is a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū, a 10th-century waka anthology, attributed to the poet-monk Kenshō but compiled and appended after Kenshō's death by the poet and scholar Fujiwara no Teika.

Overview

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Kenchū Mikkan includes a note by its compiler, the Kamakura-period waka poet Fujiwara no Teika, that it was completed on the 28th day of the third month of Jōkyū 3 (1221).[1][a] It is a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū,[1] in three kan (books or scrolls).[1] It is a compilation of comments made by the poet-monk Kenshō (ja),[1] who died around 1210.[2])

Title

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The work is normally known by the title Kenchū Mikkan,[1] but it has a large number of alternate titles, including:

  • Kokin Wakashū Shō (古今和歌集抄, also written 古今倭歌集抄)[1]
  • Kokin Hichū Shō (古今秘註抄)[1]
  • Kenchū Mikkan-shō (顕註密勘抄)[1]

Its title is also abbreviated to Kenchū (顕註),[1] Mikkan (密勘),[1] or simply Kan (勘).[1]

Contents

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Textual tradition

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Notes

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  1. ^ Some manuscripts say the 21st day of the third month of Jōkyū 3.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Eizō 1983, p. 452.
  2. ^ Katō 1994.

Works cited

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  • Katō, Mutsumi (1994). "Kenshō" 顕昭. Asahi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun-sha. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  • Eizō, Arai (1983). "Kenchū Mikkan". Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 452–453. OCLC 11917421.

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