Sinitic Poetry in Early Heian Japan: Kidendō Literacy, Banquet Culture, and the Sugawara House

In this paper, I explore the intimate connection between Sugawara House and composition of Sinitic poetry for institutionalised banquets in early Heian Japan. While remained a marginal occupation Confucian scholars trained at Bureau Education, its performance constituted prestigious niche that could be occupied by those who sought to exploit it as an autonomous form cultural capital. Here sketch contours analyse number anthologizing strategies work personal collection renowned scholar poet no Michizane (845-903) known Kanke bunsō (Literary Drafts House).