Inpumon-in no Taifu
Illustration — Inpu-mon'in no Taifu in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. The Attendant to Empress Inpu was a Japanese noblewoman and waka poet in the Heian period. She was a daughter of Fujiwara no Nobunari, and, at court, served Princess Ryōshi (known as Inpu-mon'in as a nyoin or honorary empress emerita), a daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
Also recorded as Inpumon-in no Tayū · Inpumon-in no Tayu
Inpumon-in no Taifu
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- Born
- 1130
- Died
- 1200
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Poetry was integral to this court, and noble courtiers were expected to be skilled poets; writing poetry was an essential part of entertainment, communication, and relationships. Inpu-mon'in no Taifu belonged to a particular poetry group which focused around the home of poet-monk Shun'e—an estate called "the Garden in the Poetic Forest". Members of the group held many poetry contests, for which she wrote many poems. Her work appears in a large number of imperial poetry collections, including Shingoshūi Wakashū, Senzai Wakashū, Shokugosen Wakashū, Gyokuyō Wakashū, Shinsenzai Wakashū, Shinchokusen Wakashū, and others.
One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu: 見せばやな雄島のあまの袖だにも
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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)
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- 1."Inpu-mon'in no Taifu" Japanese Dictionary of Personal Names+ digital edition, Kōdansha via Kotobank (26 December 2025, in Japanese)
- 2.Mostow, Joshua S. Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image. University of Hawaii Press. 1996-01-01. 978-0-8248-1705-3.
- 3.Mostow, Joshua S. Courtly Visions: The Ise Stories and the Politics of Cultural Appropriation. BRILL. 2015-02-04. 978-90-04-24943-1.
- 4.眞鍋廣濟. 王朝文學の代表的女性. 湯川弘文社. 1941.
- 5.Jtbパブリッシング. るるぶマンガとクイズで楽しく学ぶ！百人一首. 2023-11-21. 978-4-533-15795-0.
- 6.信濃史學會. 信濃. 1969.
- 7.寧楽書房. 国語・国文・国語教育解釈. 1995.
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