Fujiwara no Nagaie (藤原 長家; 26 September 1005 – 19 December 1064) was a Japanese nobleman and waka poet of the Heian period.
Fujiwara no Nagaie was born on the 20th day of the eighth month of Kankō 2 (26 September 1005 in the Julian calendar), [1] [a] to Fujiwara no Michinaga [1] and Minamoto no Meishi [1] His adoptive mother was Michinaga's principal wife (正室) Minamoto no Rinshi. [1] He was the sixth [3] and youngest [2] of Michinaga's sons. He was fawned over by his father, adoptive mother, eldest sister Shōshi and eldest brother Yorimichi. [2]
Nagaie lived for a long period in the Mikohidari manor on Sanjō Avenue, from which he acquired the nicknames Sanjō (三条) [2] and Mikohidari (御子左). [2]
At the height of his career, immediately before his death, he held the position of Provisional Senior Counselor [1] and the Senior Second Rank. [1] On the 25th day of the tenth month of Kōhei 7 (5 December 1064) he took the tonsure as a result of illness. [1] He died shortly thereafter, on the ninth day of the eleventh month of Kōhei 7 (19 December 1064). [1] [b] He was sixty years old, by Japanese reckoning. [1]
Nagaie was the founder of the famous Mikohadari lineage of waka poets, [1] which included his son Tadaie, [4] grandson Toshitada, [4] great-grandson Shunzei [5] and great-great-grandson Fujiwara no Teika. [6]
Nagaie was a patron of the poetic arts, which were seen as a key element in the education of the ruling class. [2] He hosted poetic gatherings, including uta-awase contests and meetings for the composition of both waka and kanshi, at his residence. [2] He participated in a number of uta-awase at the palace, [2] notably acting as the poetic arbiter (歌撰者) of the right team (右方) at the Kōgōgū Shunjū Uta-awase (皇后宮春秋歌合) in Tengi 4 (1056). [2]
43 [c] of his waka were included in imperial anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū on. [2] He supposedly produced a kashū (personal collection), [2] but this does not survive.[ citation needed]
- ^ According to the Midō Kanpaku-ki. [2]
- ^ According to the Kugyō Bunin. [2]
- ^ The Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus entry on Nagaie gives a figure of 44. [3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hashimoto 1983, p. 300; Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hashimoto 1983, p. 300.
- ^ a b Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ a b Kondō 1983, p. 299.
- ^ Hashimoto 1983, p. 300; Kondō 1983, p. 299; Kubota 1983, p. 296.
- ^ Kondō 1983, p. 299; Kubota 1983, p. 296.
- Hashimoto, Fumio (1983). "Fujiwara no Nagaie" 藤原長家. Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 5. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. p. 300. OCLC 11917421.
- Kondō, Jun'ichi (1983). "Fujiwara no Toshitada" 藤原俊忠. Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 5. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. p. 299. OCLC 11917421.
- Kubota, Jun (1983). "Fujiwara no Teika" 藤原定家. Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 5. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 296–298. OCLC 11917421.
- "Fujiwara no Nagaie" 藤原長家. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
Fujiwara no Nagaie (藤原 長家; 26 September 1005 – 19 December 1064) was a Japanese nobleman and waka poet of the Heian period.
Fujiwara no Nagaie was born on the 20th day of the eighth month of Kankō 2 (26 September 1005 in the Julian calendar), [1] [a] to Fujiwara no Michinaga [1] and Minamoto no Meishi [1] His adoptive mother was Michinaga's principal wife (正室) Minamoto no Rinshi. [1] He was the sixth [3] and youngest [2] of Michinaga's sons. He was fawned over by his father, adoptive mother, eldest sister Shōshi and eldest brother Yorimichi. [2]
Nagaie lived for a long period in the Mikohidari manor on Sanjō Avenue, from which he acquired the nicknames Sanjō (三条) [2] and Mikohidari (御子左). [2]
At the height of his career, immediately before his death, he held the position of Provisional Senior Counselor [1] and the Senior Second Rank. [1] On the 25th day of the tenth month of Kōhei 7 (5 December 1064) he took the tonsure as a result of illness. [1] He died shortly thereafter, on the ninth day of the eleventh month of Kōhei 7 (19 December 1064). [1] [b] He was sixty years old, by Japanese reckoning. [1]
Nagaie was the founder of the famous Mikohadari lineage of waka poets, [1] which included his son Tadaie, [4] grandson Toshitada, [4] great-grandson Shunzei [5] and great-great-grandson Fujiwara no Teika. [6]
Nagaie was a patron of the poetic arts, which were seen as a key element in the education of the ruling class. [2] He hosted poetic gatherings, including uta-awase contests and meetings for the composition of both waka and kanshi, at his residence. [2] He participated in a number of uta-awase at the palace, [2] notably acting as the poetic arbiter (歌撰者) of the right team (右方) at the Kōgōgū Shunjū Uta-awase (皇后宮春秋歌合) in Tengi 4 (1056). [2]
43 [c] of his waka were included in imperial anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū on. [2] He supposedly produced a kashū (personal collection), [2] but this does not survive.[ citation needed]
- ^ According to the Midō Kanpaku-ki. [2]
- ^ According to the Kugyō Bunin. [2]
- ^ The Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus entry on Nagaie gives a figure of 44. [3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hashimoto 1983, p. 300; Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hashimoto 1983, p. 300.
- ^ a b Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ a b Kondō 1983, p. 299.
- ^ Hashimoto 1983, p. 300; Kondō 1983, p. 299; Kubota 1983, p. 296.
- ^ Kondō 1983, p. 299; Kubota 1983, p. 296.
- Hashimoto, Fumio (1983). "Fujiwara no Nagaie" 藤原長家. Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 5. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. p. 300. OCLC 11917421.
- Kondō, Jun'ichi (1983). "Fujiwara no Toshitada" 藤原俊忠. Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 5. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. p. 299. OCLC 11917421.
- Kubota, Jun (1983). "Fujiwara no Teika" 藤原定家. Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 5. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 296–298. OCLC 11917421.
- "Fujiwara no Nagaie" 藤原長家. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-08.