Ariwara no Motokata

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: Poet
  • Family: Ariwara no Munehari (father)
  • Birth: –
  • Death: –

Ariwara no Motokata

Ariwara no Motokata (在原元方) was a member of the Ariwara Family living in the 9th and 10th century.

During his lifetime he was a poet and the son of Ariwara no Munehari.¹

Louis Frederick misspells his name as Ariwara no Mototaka.

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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