Nijō-in no Sanuki
Lady Sanuki, attendant to retired Emperor Nijō was a Japanese waka poet and noblewoman active in the late-Heian and early-Kamakura period. She was a contributor to the Senzai Wakashū anthology. A member of the Minamoto clan, she was also known as Chugu Sanuki. • Illustration — Nijoin no Sanuki in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu.
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Nijō-in no Sanuki
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- Born
- 1141.
- Died
- 1217.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Occupation
- writer and poet.
- Known for
- Nijōin no Sanuki Shū.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Lady Sanuki, attendant to retired Emperor Nijō was a Japanese waka poet and noblewoman active in the late-Heian and early-Kamakura period. She was a contributor to the Senzai Wakashū anthology. A member of the Minamoto clan, she was also known as Chugu Sanuki. • Illustration — Nijoin no Sanuki in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu.
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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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1141
Nijō-in no Sanuki born.
1217
Nijō-in no Sanuki died.
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