Kanshi
Kanshi ( Japanese 漢詩 , German "Chinese poem") is a poem form in Japan and in contrast to the genuinely Japanese waka . Kanshi not only describes the form of a Chinese poem, but also the proportion of the Japanese in this branch of art.
Anthologies
Important Japanese anthologies in which Japanese poets imitate Chinese Kanshi from the Han to the Tang dynasties in terms of form and content:
- 751 Kaifūsō ( 懐 風 藻 )
- 814 Ryōunshū ( 凌雲 集 )
- 818 Bunkashūreishū ( 文 華秀麗 集 )
- 827 Keikokushū ( 経 国 集 )
shape
Kanshi can be divided into: Kotaishi ( 古 体 詩 , "poems of old form") and Kintaishi ( 近 体 詩 , "poems of today's form").
- The Kotaishi include all Kanshi that originated before the Tang period and all Kanshi whose construction, pronunciation and meter are free.
- the kintaishi include all new style kanshi. Strict rules apply to them in terms of construction, pronunciation, and meter. They can consist of 4 lines with 5, 6 or 7 mores each, 8 lines with 5 or 7 mores each, or 12 lines with 5 or 7 mores each.