[6] A 9th-century story about a fairy who was found in a bamboo-stem, set various fantastic ordeals to her lovers and finally disappeared in the Land Above the Sky. It is written in a rather disjointed style. Translated by Victor Dickins in Japanese Texts. See above, p. [15].
[8] Also called Aimi. Successor of Kose no Kanaoka, who founded the Kose school in the 9th century.
[9] 883–946 a.d. Editor of the Kokinshū, the first official anthology of poetry.
[10] Having set out from Japan to China he was wrecked on the coast of Persia, where he acquired a magic zithern and the knowledge of unearthly tunes, armed with which he won great fame as a musician in China and Japan. See Aston’s History of Japanese Literature, p. 76, and above, p. [16].
[11] China.
[12] Asukabe Tsunenori, flourished about 964 a.d.
[13] Also called Ono no Dōfū, the most celebrated calligraphist of Japan.
[14] A collection of short love-episodes, each centring round a poem or poems. See Aston’s History of Japanese Literature, p. 80.
[15] Already lost in the 15th century.