Fujiwara no Norinaga

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: Poet, Caligrapher
  • Family: Fujiwara no Tadanori (father)
  • Birth: 1109AD
  • Death: 1177AD

Fujiwara no Norinaga

Fujiwara no Norinaga (藤原 教長) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch, living from 1109-1077AD.

He was the son of Fujiwara no Tadanori and during his lifetime was both a poet and caligrapher. In 1177AD he wrote a commentary on the Kokin Wakashū.¹

Footnotes

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

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