Kenchū Mikkan

Kenchū Mikkan (顕註密勘) is a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū, a 10th-century waka anthology, attributed to the poet-monk Kenshō but compiled and appended after Kenshō's death by the poet and scholar Fujiwara no Teika.

Overview

Kenchū Mikkan includes a note by its compiler, the Kamakura-period waka poet Fujiwara no Teika, that it was completed on the 28th day of the third month of Jōkyū 3 (1221). It is a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū, in three kan (books or scrolls). It is a compilation of comments made by the poet-monk Kenshō (ja), who died around 1210.)

Title

The work is normally known by the title Kenchū Mikkan, but it has a large number of alternate titles, including:

• Kokin Wakashū Shō (古今和歌集抄, also written 古今倭歌集抄)
• Kokin Hichū Shō (古今秘註抄)
• Kenchū Mikkan-shō (顕註密勘抄)

Its title is also abbreviated to Kenchū (顕註), Mikkan (密勘), or simply Kan (勘).

Works cited

• Katō, Mutsumi (1994). "Kenshō" 顕昭. Asahi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun-sha. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
• Eizō, Arai (1983). "Kenchū Mikkan". Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 452–453. OCLC 11917421.

Further reading

• Nitta, Naoko (2011). "『顕注密勘』考 : なぜ密勘を書き入れなかったのか" (PDF). The Geibun-Kenkyu: Journal of Arts and Letters (in Japanese). 101. Keio University: 128–145. Retrieved 2017-12-24.

External links

• Digitized copies of various copies of the Kenchū Mikkan on the National Institute of Japanese Literature website:
  • 顕注密勘抄 (three-volume manuscript), photographed November 1979
  • 顕注密勘 (three-volume manuscript), photographed February 8, 1978