Fujiwara no Masatada
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was a Japanese poet. He was the first son of Fujiwara no Kanesuke
, among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
and the grandfather of Murasaki Shikibu
. Kiyotada
was his younger brother. He married a daughter of Fujiwara no Sadakata
; their children include Tametoki
, the father of Murasaki. He was also acquainted with Ki no Tsurayuki
.
Fujiwara no Kanesuke
Fujiwara no Kanesuke was a middle Heian waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu...
, among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
The Thirty-six Poetry Immortals are a group of Japanese poets of the Nara, Asuka and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. There are five female poets among them...
and the grandfather of Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012...
. Kiyotada
Fujiwara no Kiyotada
was a Japanese poet, in particular one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He is the second son of Fujiwara no Kanesuke, also one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Though his mother is unknown Gosen Wakashū, an anthology of Japanese poems, contains the name the mother of Kiyotada . His elder...
was his younger brother. He married a daughter of Fujiwara no Sadakata
Fujiwara no Sadakata
, also known as Sanjo Udaijin , was a Japanese poet. A poet Kanesuke is his cousin and son-in-law. His son Asatada is also a poet. One of his poems is included in Hyakunin Isshu.-External links:* in Japanese....
; their children include Tametoki
Fujiwara no Tametoki
was a Japanese poet, scholar of Chinese and the father of Murasaki Shikibu . He served as the governor of Echizen Province, during which time he had a daughter Murasaki in 970 or 973....
, the father of Murasaki. He was also acquainted with Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tsurayuki
was a Japanese author, poet and courtier of the Heian period.Tsurayuki was a son of Ki no Mochiyuki. He became a waka poet in the 890s. In 905, under the order of Emperor Daigo, he was one of four poets selected to compile the Kokin Wakashū, an anthology of poetry.After holding a few offices in...
.
External links
- the profile and e-text of his poems in Japanese.