The concept of the
rokkasen had a lasting legacy on poetic scholarship both in the pre-modern and modern periods. In 1009–1011,
Fujiwara no Kintō compiled an expanded list known as the
Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, which came to supplant this list of six. This led to the creation of similar lists based on this pattern, such as the "Thirty-Six Court Lady Immortals of Poetry," and the "Thirty-Six Heian-period Immortals of Poetry." Many Japanese scholars of the twentieth century conceptualized the history of
waka poetry in the ninth century as a time when it was overshadowed by Chinese poetry in the first part of the century and then returned to prominence by the end of the century. These narratives held that this time was a transitional period between the
waka anthologies ''
Man'yōshū and Kokin wakashū
. When discussing the waka
poetry of this period, some scholars have referred to it as the Rokkasen Period (六歌仙時代 rokkasen jidai''), although there has been disagreement on when this period starts. Most of the scholars agree that it ends with the reign of
Emperor Kōkō, but disagree on whether it begins with
Emperor Ninmyō or
Emperor Montoku. Both Hidehito Nishiyama and Ryōji Shimada conclude that they believe Ninmyō is the better choice for the start of this periodization. Additionally, all but one of the Rokkasen, Ōtomo Kuronushi, appear in the famous collection of poetry,
Hyakunin isshū. == See also ==