Sugawara no Takasue no musume
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Sugawara no Takasue no musume (菅原孝標女, 1008 - ?), also known as Lady Sarashina, was a Japanese author. "Sugawara no Takasue no musume" means a daughter of Sugawara no Takasue. Her real name is unknown.
She is known for her classic Heian period
travel diary, the Sarashina nikki
. In his later years, Fujiwara no Teika
admired it enough to copy it out for his own perusal.
She is known for her classic Heian period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
travel diary, the Sarashina nikki
Sarashina Nikki
The is a memoir written by Lady Sarashina , a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, as well as one of the first in the genre of travel writing...
. In his later years, Fujiwara no Teika
Fujiwara no Teika
Fujiwara no Teika , also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie, was a Japanese poet, critic, calligrapher, novelist, anthologist, scribe, and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods...
admired it enough to copy it out for his own perusal.
See also
- Yoru no NezameYoru no Nezameis a c. 11th century Japanese story. It is one of the major representative Heian period texts. It is a courtly romance and belongs to the tsukuri monogatari genre.-Composition:...
, a story possible written by the daughter of Sugawara no Takasue - Hamamatsu Chūnagon MonogatariHamamatsu Chūnagon Monogatari, also known as , is an eleventh century Japanese monogatari that tells about a chūnagon who discovers his father has been reborn as a Chinese prince. He visits his reincarnated father in China and falls in love with the Hoyang Consort, consort to the Chinese Emperor and mother to his reincarnated...
, a tale traditionally ascribed to Sugawara no Takasue no musume
External links
- e-texts of Takasuenomusume's works at Aozora bunkoAozora BunkoAozora Bunko is a Japanese digital library. This online collection encompasses several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-of-copyright books or works that the authors wish to make freely available....
. In Japanese.