Yamanoue no Okura
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Yamanoue no Okura (660–733) was a Japan
ese 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".
Yamanoue's father was a physician from the kingdom of Baekje, who fled to Japan after Baekje fell to Silla and Tang. Yamanoue came to Japan when he was a child. 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.
Japan
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ese poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, the best known for his poems of children and commoners. He was a member of Japanese missions to Tang China
Japanese missions to Tang China
Japanese missions to Tang China represent a lens for examining and evaluating the relationships between China and Japan in the 7th, 8th and 9th centuries...
. 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
Confucius
Confucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
. He was perhaps born in 660
660
Year 660 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 660 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Slavic principality of Carantania is first...
because his fifth volume, published in 733
733
Year 733 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 733 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Leo III the Isaurian withdraws the...
, has a sentence saying "in this year, I am 74".
Yamanoue's father was a physician from the kingdom of Baekje, who fled to Japan after Baekje fell to Silla and Tang. Yamanoue came to Japan when he was a child. 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.