Fun'ya no Yasuhide
Fun'ya no Yasuhide ( Japanese 文 屋 康 秀 , alternative spelling: 文琳 ; * date of birth unknown; † 885 ?) Was a Japanese poet and nobleman of the Heian period . He is one of the six best waka poets and one of the thirty-six immortals of medieval poetry .
Five of his poems were included in the Kokinshū , another in the Goshūi wakashū collection. One of his poems can also be found in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu .
His son was the poet Fun'ya no Asayasu .
Web links
- Biographical data on asahi-net.or.jp (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In the preface of the Kokinshu , after asahi-net.or.jp
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fun'ya no Yasuhide |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 文 屋 康 秀 (Japanese); 文 琳康 秀 (alternative spelling, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |