Shūi Wakashū

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Shūi Wakashū (拾遺和歌集, Collection of Gleanings^?), often abbreviated as Shūishū, is an imperial anthology of Japanese waka compiled between 1005 and 1007. The compiler is unknown; however, theories suggest either Kazan-in or Fujiwara no Kintō. Its twenty volumes contain 1,351 poems. The details of its publication and compilation is unclear. Miner and Brower write: "Present official collection [is] believed to be a revision and enlargement by Kazan of Kintō's manuscript." (His manuscript was the "Draft of the Shūishū" (Shūishō)). They further describe it as conservative and "dominated by Kintō's preference for smooth, inoffensive style, by attenuation".

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• pg. 483 of Japanese Court Poetry, Earl Miner, Robert H. Brower. 1961, Stanford University Press, LCCN 61-10925