Yamanoue no Okura
Yamanoue no Okura ( Japanese 山上 憶 良 , Yamanoue no Okura ; * 660 ; † 733 ) was a Japanese poet who is best known for his poems about children and ordinary people.
He also contributed some works to the important Japanese anthology Manyōshū . His work has a strong Chinese influence. In contrast to other Japanese poets of his time, he represents moral concepts based on the teachings of Confucius . He may have been born in 660 because his fifth volume of poetry, published in the year he died in 733, contains a sentence “This year I am 74”.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yamanoue no Okura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 山上 憶 良 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 660 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 733 |