Suō no Naishi
Suō no Naishi (周防内侍, dates unknown, but probably died around 1110; given name Taira no Nakako) was a Japanese waka poet of the late-Heian period. One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, and thirty-five in imperial collections. She also produced a private waka collection, the .
Biography[]
The daughter of (平棟仲), the governor of Suō Province, her date of birth is unknown.[1][2][3] Her given name was Nakako (仲子).[1][2][3]
She served as handmaiden (内侍, naishi) in the courts of four emperors, Go-Reizei, Go-Sanjō, Shirakawa and Horikawa.[1][2][3]
In 1108, she took ordination as a Buddhist nun due to illness.
The date of her death is unknown,[1][3] but she probably died around 1110.[2]
Poetry[]
Thirty-five of her poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū on.[1][2]
The following poem by her was included as No. 67 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
Japanese text[4] | Romanized Japanese[5] | English translation[6] |
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She left a private collection, the (周防内侍集).
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e McMillan 2010 : 144 (note 67).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Digital Daijisen entry "Suō no Naishi". Shogakukan.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Daijirin entry "Fujiwara no Atsuyori". Sanseidō.
- ^ Suzuki et al. 2009 : 86.
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 168.
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 69.
Bibliography[]
- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links[]
- List of Suō no Naishi's poems in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies's online waka database.
- Suō no Naishi on Kotobank.
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- 11th-century Japanese poets
- 12th century in Japan
- 12th-century Japanese poets
- People of Heian-period Japan
- Heian period Buddhist nuns
- Taira clan
- Japanese women poets
- Articles containing Japanese poems
- Hyakunin Isshu poets