Horikawa
Illustration — Taiken-mon'in no Horikawa in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu. Lady Horikawa, attendant to Empress Taiken was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period.
Also recorded as Taiken Mon In no Horikawa · Taikenmon-in no Horikawa
Horikawa
Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) Print artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) Print artist: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞 Toyokuni III) · Public domain
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Occupation
- poet and writer.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Illustration — Taiken-mon'in no Horikawa in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu. Lady Horikawa, attendant to Empress Taiken was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period.
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In 1142, she ordained as a Buddhist nun after the death of Empress Tamako. This is most likely to have been occurred when Emperor Sutoku was exiled, with her included. Tamako was the consort of Emperor Toba when she was to be better known under the name of Taiken-mon'in. Horikawa was a member of the Minamoto clan as her father was Fujiwara no Kinzane, who was Dainagon at the time. She had one child named whom she named "Sutoku", also known as "Akihito." Her other name is assumed to be given to her when she served as a nun in the convent of the Imperial Board of Ceremonies.
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One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1030598371, Horikawa, Kinue.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1030598371, Horikawa, Kinue.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The authorities additionally record the headings Taiken Mon In no Horikawa and Taikenmon-in no Horikawa. Her recorded language was Japanese. Her recorded confession was Buddhism. She was the child of Minamoto no Akinaka.
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