Ōtomo no Yakamochi

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Chūnagon Yakamochi , painting by Kanō Tan'yū , 1648

Ōtomo no Yakamochi ( Japanese 大 伴 家 持 ; * 718 ; † October 5, 785 ) was one of the most important poets in Japan during the Nara period . Among other things, he put together a large part of the Manyōshū .

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  • Eduard Emmerich Florence: Yakamochi's long poems from the Manyōshū . Asia Major , Volume 8, 1932, pp. 601-676, PDF; 1.43 MB
  • Eduard Emmerich Florenz: The long poems of Yakamochi's from the Manyōshū in text and translation with explanations. I. Introduction and Naga-uta Book III, VIII, XVII, XVIII (continued) . Asia Major, Volume 9, 1933, pp. 38-125, PDF; 1.57 MB

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