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Kodai no Kimi (小大君, fl. circa 990 CE) , also known as Koōgimi) was a Japanese waka poet and noble from the middle Heian period. [1] [2] [3]
During this period of time, the Japanese court was a place of literary flourishing for noble women, and many of the ladies in waiting were accomplished poets and authors. [1] [4] For instance, she was at court as the same time as another renowned female writer, Murasaki Shikibu, author of the great novel The Tale of Genji. [1]
Kodai no Kimi was a lady-in-waiting in the courts of Emperor Ichijo (who reigned from 986-1011 CE) and his son, the crown prince Okisada who would eventually reign as Emperor Sanjo. [1] In the court of the Crown prince, her position appears to have been that of chamberlain and secretary. [5] [6] Members of the court were expected to participate complex poetic activities, writing poems to exchange for everything from greetings to games to poet-vs-poet competitions. Kodai-no-Kimi was one of the most skilled. [7]
She is one of only five women numbered as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. [2]
Many of her poems are in Japanese imperial poetry anthologies including Shūi Wakashū. [8] There is some overlap between her personal poetry collection Kodai no Kimishū (小大君集) and Ono no Komachi's personal collection. [3]
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