Fujiwara no Akihira

• Period: Heian Period
• Occupation: Monjō Hakase, Poet
• Family: Fujiwara no Atsumoto (son) Fujiwara no Atsumitsu (son)
• Birth: 989AD
• Death: 1066AD

Fujiwara no Akihira

Fujiwara no Akihira (藤原 明衡) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan living from 989-1066.¹² He was the father of two sons Atsumoto and Atsumitsu and during his lifetime held the position of Monjō Hakase at court and as a poet his works were inspired by confucianism.¹ His works were the originator of the Fujiwara style of Chinese prose writing.²

Around 1060 he compiled the Honchō monzui, a group of 14 scrolls contains 427 poem in Chinese by Japanese authors. Additionally, he compiled the Meigō ōrai, a collection of models for letter writing, as well as the Shin sarugōki which describes life in Kyoto during the lifetime of Akihira.¹²

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
2. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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