Saeki no Akamaro (佐伯赤麻呂) was a Japanese waka poet of the Nara period.
Biography[edit]
His birth and death dates are unknown, as are all details of his life.[1] His kabane was Sukune.[1]
One theory holds that he was the same person as the more famous Saeki no Kiyomaro.[2]
Poetry[edit]
Several of his poems survive in the Man'yōshū,[1] specifically in two poetic exchanges he had with his daughter (who is unnamed),[1] in which his poems are those numbered 405 and 628.[1] One other tanka of his was included in the collection, as number 630.[1] He is considered a poet of the "fourth period" of the Man'yōshū.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Taira 1986, p. 6.
- ^ Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
Cited works[edit]
- "Saeki no Akamaro" 佐伯赤麻呂. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- Taira, Toshikatsu (1986). "Akamaro". In Inukai, Kiyoshi; Inoue, Muneo; Ōkubo, Tadashi; Ono, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Yutaka; Hashimoto, Fumio; Fujihira, Haruo (eds.). Waka Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Meiji Shoin. p. 6. ISBN 4-625-40029-5.
Further reading[edit]
- Hashimoto, Shirō (1974). "幇間歌人佐伯赤麻呂". In Sakaida, Shirō (ed.). 境田教授喜寿記念論文集. Osaka: 境田教授喜寿記念論文集刊行会.