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*''Born: [[966]]''
*''Died: [[1041]]''
*''Japanese'': [[藤原]] 公任 ''(Fujiwara no Kintô)''

Fujiwara no Kintô was a [[Heian period]] [[kuge|courtier]] known for his compilations of poetry and for his role in designating canonical groups such as the "36 Poetry Immortals" (''[[Sanjurokkasen|Sanjûrokkasen]]''). Poetry collections compiled by Kintô include the ''[[Senzai-shu|Senzai wakashû]]'' and the ''[[Wakan roeishu|Wakan rôei shû]]''.

Kintô went through the [[Manyoshu|Man'yôshû]], [[Kokin wakashu|Kokin wakashû]], and [[Gosen wakashu|Gosen wakashû]] and selected thirty-six poets who he identified as the best. This list or grouping then became canonical, and remains an oft-cited standard grouping today.

Kintô may have been the first to refer to the woman who authored the ''[[Tale of Genji]]'' by the name "[[Murasaki Shikibu|Murasaki]]."<ref>Ethan Bushelle, "Afterlife of Murasaki Shikibu: Buddhist Ritual and Canonization of the Tale of Genji," University of California, Santa Barbara, 3 Dec 2015.</ref>

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==References==
*Gallery labels, Nakasendô Kaidô Bunka Kôryûkan, Moriyama, Shiga pref.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/50111119052/sizes/h/]
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