Fujiwara no Sanekata (藤原実方, died 998) was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. He left a private waka collection, the Sanekata-shū.
Biography
Sanekata was a great-grandson of Fujiwara no Tadahira, "and commander of the bodyguard."[1] He was raised by his uncle, Fujiwara no Naritoki (藤原済時).[2]
He was reportedly a lover of Sei Shōnagon,[1] and exchanged love poems with many women.[2]
He was appointed governor of Mutsu Province, and he died while in service there.[1][2]
He died in 998.[2]
Poetry
Sixty-seven of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Shūi Wakashū on,[1][2] and he was listed as one of the Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.[2]
The following poem by him was included as No. 51 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
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A private collection of his poetry, the Sanekata-shū (実方集), survives.[1]
References
Bibliography
- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231143998
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links
- List of Sanekata's poems Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies's online waka database.
- Sanekata-shū Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine in the same database.
- Fujiwara no Sanekata on Kotobank.