Ono no Minemori (小野岑守) was a Japanese kanshi poet of the early Heian period.
Biography
Ono no Minemori was born in 778.[1] He was the son Ono no Nagami , the fuku-shōgun .[1]
In 808 he was promoted to the position of tōgū shōji (春宮少進),[1] and went on to serve in positions such as shōgeki (少外記)[1] and shikibu shōyū (式部少輔),[1] as well as serving in various provincial governments such as those of Ōmi Province,[1] Mino Province,[1] Mutsu Province,[1] Awa Province,[1] and ultimately, in 822,[2] vice-governor of the Dazaifu (大宰大弐 dazai no daini).[1]
He demonstrated his skill as an administrator the following year[2] when, he introduced reforms allowing the farming of government-owned rice paddies in the Dazaifu to relieve the burden of the peasants under his administration.[3] He also directed the construction of the Zokumyō-in (続命院), a rest stop for visitors to the Dazaifu.[2]
He was the father of Ono no Takamura.[1]
He died on the nineteenth day of the fourth month of the seventh year of Tenchō (14 May 830 in the Gregorian calendar).[3]
Writings
Ono no Minemori was one of the compilers of the Ryōun-shū, an anthology of Japanese kanshi (poems in Classical Chinese)[1] and drafted the preface to the collection.[1] Thirteen of his poems were included in the Ryōun-shū,[1] eight in the Bunka Shūrei-shū,[1] and nine in the Keikoku-shū.[1]
In his later years, he helped compile the Nihon Kōki, one of the so-called Six National Histories.[1] He also participated in the compilation of the Dairi-shiki[2]
Many of his poems were composed on the direct orders of the Emperor of Japan,[1] notably Emperor Saga.[1] His poetic style shows the influence of Six Dynasties poetry.[1]
References
Works cited
- Kinpara, Tadashi (1994). "Ono no Minemori". Encyclopedia Nipponica (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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