Preserving the Verse of Bygone Bards

The family estate of Reizei Tameto in Kyoto Japan houses more than 10,000 scrolls, books and manuscripts of ancient classical poetry and literary criticism. The tradition of court poetry known as waka, perpetuated by the Reizei family, is discussed, and the collection is described.

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Published in:	Japan quarterly 1993-04, Vol.40 (2), p.165
Main Authors:	Jun, Kubota, Takeshi, Ueno
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Archives & records Families & family life Literary criticism Poetry Reizei Tameto (1914-81)
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