Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha
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- Period: Heian Period
- Occupation: Poet, Diarist
- Family: Fujiwara no Kaneie (husband) Fujiwara no Michitsuna (son)
- Birth: c.931AD
- Death: c.995AD
Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha
Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha (藤原 道綱母) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. She was a poet and diarist during her time with poems included in the Shūi wakashū.
Her diary, the Kagerō nikki (Gossamer Years) records the unhappiness of her marriage, and its vivid descriptions are said to have influenced the Genji monogatari.
She was the secondary wife of Fujiwara no Kaneie.1
Footnotes
1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
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