, also known as the or as , was a Japanese '' waka'' poet of the mid- Heian period. One of her poems was included in the '' Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''.

Biography

She was the daughter of .'' Daijirin'' entr
"Gidōsanshi no haha"
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, she was the mother of Takaie, Empress Teishi and Korechika, who was known as the .McMillan 2010:141 (note 54).''Digital Daijisen'' entry "Gidōsanshi no haha". Shogakukan. She is accordingly frequently referred to as the mother of the Honorary Grand Minister. Her other nickname, Kō no Naishi, is a combination of the first character of her patronymic family name — — and her position serving

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, '. She died in 996.

Poetry

Five of her poems were included in imperial anthologies from the '' Shūi Wakashū'' onwards. The following poem by her was included as the 54th in the '' Ogura Hyakunin Isshu'':

References

Sources

* *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

Takashina no Takako
(also listed a
Gidōsanshi no haha
on Kotobank. {{DEFAULTSORT:Takashina, Takako 10th-century Japanese poets 10th-century Japanese women writers People of Heian-period Japan Ladies-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan Japanese nobility Japanese women poets Articles containing Japanese poems Hyakunin Isshu poets Year of birth unknown Date of death unknown