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| {{nihongo|'''Yamanoue no Okura'''|山上 憶良|Yamanoue no Okura|660–733}} was a ]ese ], the best known for his poems of children and commoners. He was a member of ]. He was also a contributor to the ] and his writing had a strong Chinese influence. Unlike other Japanese poetry of the time, his work emphasizes a morality based on the teachings of ]. He was perhaps born in 660 because his fifth volume, published in 733, has a sentence saying "in this year, I am 74". | {{nihongo|'''Yamanoue no Okura'''|山上 憶良|Yamanoue no Okura|660–733}} was a ]ese ], the best known for his poems of children and commoners. He was a member of ]. He was also a contributor to the ] and his writing had a strong Chinese influence. Unlike other Japanese poetry of the time, his work emphasizes a morality based on the teachings of ]. He was perhaps born in 660 because his fifth volume, published in 733, has a sentence saying "in this year, I am 74". | ||
| The Yamanoue clan was a tributary of the Kasuga clan, who is a descendant of ].<ref>]</ref><ref>Mori, Kimiyuki (2008), ''Kentoshi to Kodai Nihon no Taigai Seisaku'', Yoshikawa Kobunkan</ref> Yamanoue no Okura went on to accompany a mission to Tang China in 701 and returned to Japan in 707. In the years following his return he served in various official capacities. He served as the Governor of Hōki (near present day ]), tutor to the crown prince, and Governor of ]. | The Yamanoue clan was a tributary of the Kasuga clan, who is a descendant of ].<ref>]</ref><ref>Mori, Kimiyuki (2008), ''Kentoshi to Kodai Nihon no Taigai Seisaku'', Yoshikawa Kobunkan</ref> Yamanoue no Okura went on to accompany a mission to Tang China in 701 and returned to Japan in 707. In the years following his return he served in various official capacities. He served as the Governor of Hōki (near present day ]), tutor to the crown prince, and Governor of ]. While there, he associated with ], who was serving in ].<ref>Keene, 132</ref> | ||
| == Connection to Baekje == | == Connection to Baekje == | ||
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Template:Japanese name Yamanoue no Okura (山上 憶良, Yamanoue no Okura, 660–733) was a Japanese poet, the best known for his poems of children and commoners. He was a member of Japanese missions to Tang China. He was also a contributor to the Man'yōshū and his writing had a strong Chinese influence. Unlike other Japanese poetry of the time, his work emphasizes a morality based on the teachings of Confucius. He was perhaps born in 660 because his fifth volume, published in 733, has a sentence saying "in this year, I am 74".
The Yamanoue clan was a tributary of the Kasuga clan, who is a descendant of Emperor Kōshō. Yamanoue no Okura went on to accompany a mission to Tang China in 701 and returned to Japan in 707. In the years following his return he served in various official capacities. He served as the Governor of Hōki (near present day Tottori), tutor to the crown prince, and Governor of Chikuzen. While there, he associated with Otomo no Tabito, who was serving in Dazaifu.
Connection to Baekje
Many modern scholars such as Susumu Nakanishi consider Okura to have likely been of Korean descent. He is believed to have been one of the refugees from the Korean kingdom of Baekje (called Kudara in Japanese) who fled the Korean peninsula for Baekje's close ally Japan after their kingdom was invaded by Tang China.
References
- Shinsen Shōjiroku
- Mori, Kimiyuki (2008), Kentoshi to Kodai Nihon no Taigai Seisaku, Yoshikawa Kobunkan
- Keene, 132
- Keene, Donald (1993), Seeds in the Heart page 160, note 9,
- Nakanishi, Susumu (1977), Okura Toraijin ron.
- Tomioka, Koichiro (2012), Sennen Nokoru Nihongo e. NTT Shuppan
Further reading
- Nakanishi, Susumu (1973), Yamanoue no Okura, Kawade Shobo Shinsha
- Miller, Roy (1984), "Yamanoe Okura, a Korean Poet in Eighth-Century Japan", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 104 (4): 703–726.
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