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 Suō no Naishi-shū.
The daughter of Taira no Munenaka (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]
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 Suō no Naishi-shū (周防内侍集).
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 Suō no Naishi-shū.
The daughter of Taira no Munenaka (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]
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 Suō no Naishi-shū (周防内侍集).