Princess Kishi ( 929– 985, 徽子女王, also Yoshiko Joō 承香殿女御 Jokyōden Joō or 斎宮女御 Saigū no Nyōgo) was a Japanese Waka poet of the middle Heian period. [1] She is one of only five women numbered as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. [2] As her name implies, she was a princess of the Imperial Family of Japan. She was one of Emperor Murakami's consorts, and gave birth to one daughter, Imperial Princess Kishi, and a son. [2] Through her father, Imperial Prince Shigeakira, she was the granddaughter of Emperor Daigo. Prior to becoming a consort she served as Ise Priestess, chief
priestess of the Ise Shrine. [3]
Many of her poems are included in the third Japanese imperial poetry anthology, Shūi Wakashū, issued in 1006.
References
- ^ Larking, Matthew (29 October 2019). "The scrolls that keep immortal poets truly alive". The Japan Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b Bundy, Rosalee (2012). "Men and Women at Play: The Male-Female Poetry Contests of Emperor Murakami's Court". Japanese Language and Literature. 46 (2): 221–260.
- ^ "Queen Kishi". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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