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Ōtomo no Yakamochi

Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718–785) was a Japanese waka poet, writer and politician.

Also recorded as Yakamochi Otomo

Japan; Print; Prints

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Biography

Born in 718, died in Heijō-kyō in 785.

The recorded working language is Japanese.

Positions recorded include Shōnagon and Sangi.

Japan; Print; Prints

Japan; Print; Prints

Utagawa Kuniyoshi / Utagawa Kunisada / Utagawa Hiroshige · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy

Japan; Print; Prints

Japan; Print; Prints

Utagawa Kuniyoshi / Utagawa Hiroshige / Utagawa Kunisada · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy

Primary material

Documents and archives

Citations

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