Ono no Minemori

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{{nihongo|Ono no Minemori|小野岑守||778–830}} was a Japanese historian, poet, and politician of the early Heian period. He wrote in the kanshi style of poetry.

Biography

Ono no Minemori was born in 778.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} He was the third son of {{illm|Ono no Nagami|ja|小野永見}}, the {{illm|fuku-shōgun|ja|副将軍}}.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994|2a1=Takinami|2y=1994}}

He was a trusted attendant of Emperor Saga from the time the latter was crown prince.{{sfnm|1a1=Takinami|1y=1994}} In 808 he was promoted to the position of {{nihongo||春宮少進|tōgū shōji}},{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} and went on to serve in positions such as {{nihongo||少外記|shōgeki}}{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} and {{nihongo||式部少輔|shikibu shōyū}},{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} as well as serving in various provincial governments such as those of Ōmi Province,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} Mino Province,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} Mutsu Province,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} Awa Province,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} and ultimately, in 822,{{sfnm|1a1=Takinami|1y=1994}} {{nihongo|vice-governor of the Dazaifu|大宰大弐|dazai no daini}}.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}}

He demonstrated his skill as an administrator the following year{{sfnm|1a1=Takinami|1y=1994}} 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.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994|2a1=Takinami|2y=1994}} He also directed the construction of the {{nihongo||続命院|Zokukmyō-in}}, a rest stop for visitors to the Dazaifu.{{sfnm|1a1=Takinami|1y=1994}}

He was the father of Ono no Takamura.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}}

He died on the nineteenth day of the fourth month of the seventh year of Tenchō (14 May 830 in the Gregorian calendar).{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994|2a1=Takinami|2y=1994}}

Writings

Ono no Minemori was one of the compilers of the Ryōun-shū, an anthology of Japanese kanshi (poems in Classical Chinese){{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} and drafted the preface to the collection.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} Thirteen of his poems were included in the Ryōun-shū,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} eight in the Bunka Shūrei-shū,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} and nine in the Keikoku-shū.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} Their shared poetic skill brought him in contact with the monk Kūkai.{{sfnm|1a1=World Encyclopedia|1y=1998}}

In his later years, he helped compile the Nihon Kōki, one of the so-called Six National Histories.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} He also participated in the compilation of the {{illm|Dairi-shiki|ja|内裏式}}.{{sfnm|1a1=Takinami|1y=1994}}

Many of his poems were composed on the direct orders of the Emperor of Japan,{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} notably Emperor Saga.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}} His poetic style shows the influence of Six Dynasties poetry.{{sfnm|1a1=Kinpara|1y=1994}}

References

Works cited

{{cite encyclopedia

|encyclopedia = Encyclopedia Nipponica

|last = Kinpara

|first = Tadashi

|author-link = Tadashi Kinpara

|title = Ono no Minemori

|language = japanese

|year = 1994

|publisher = Shogakukan

|url = https://kotobank.jp/word/小野岑守-1063896#E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E5.A4.A7.E7.99.BE.E7.A7.91.E5.85.A8.E6.9B.B8.28.E3.83.8B.E3.83.83.E3.83.9D.E3.83.8B.E3.82.AB.29

|access-date = 2017-11-25

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