Kōkamon-in no Bettō
Illustration — Kōkamonin no Bettō in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu. The Attendant to Empress Kōka fl. 12th century CE, was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period.
Also recorded as Kōka Mon In no Bettō · Kokamon-in no Betto · Koukamon-in no Bettou
Kōkamon-in no Bettō
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- 1200
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- poet · writer
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- Japanese
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Illustration — Kōkamonin no Bettō in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu. The Attendant to Empress Kōka fl. 12th century CE, was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period.
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She was a daughter of Minamoto no Toshitaka (源俊隆), making her a member of the Minamoto clan, but her given name is unknown. She was a lady of the Empress Kōkamon'in, wife of Emperor Sutoku.
One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
Album of colour woodblock prints. 51 prints?
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.Sueki, Fumihiko. The Philosophy of the Myōken: The Ethics of the Dead and Bodhisattvas. International Journal of Asian Studies. 17. 1. 57–73. January 2020. 1479-5914.
- 2.Warm-Soft Village Branch, Langstaff Publications. Japanese Love Poems. 1977.
- 3.Rowbotham, Arnold H. One Hundred Poems from the Japanese. Books Abroad. 30. 3. 353. 1956. 0006-7431.
- 4.フィットレル, アーロン. 和歌における同音異義表現の物象と人事との間の関連性について. Gakushuin University. March 2023.
- 5.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.
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