Wiki Category: Lady in Waiting

Period: Heian Period Occupation: – Family: Fujiwara no Shōshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Michinaga (husband) Birth: – Death: – Minamoto no Rinshi Minamoto no Rinshi (源 倫子) was the mother of Fujiwara no Shōshi with Akazome Emon serving as her Lady-in-Waiting during her life.12 Footnotes 1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”.[...]

Period: Heian Period Occupation: Lady-in-Waiting, Nun, Poet Family: Ōe no Masahira (husband) Birth: c.957 Death: 1041 Akazome Emon Akazome Emon (赤染衛門) living from c.957-1041, was the Lady-in-Waiting to Minamoto no Rinshi12, and potentially her daughter Empress Shōshi.1 She was married to Ōe no Masahira and later became a nun after[...]

Period: Kamakura Period Occupation: Waka Poet, Author, Lady-in-Waiting, Nun. Family: Fujiwara no Tameie (husband) Reizei Tamesuke (son) Birth: – Death: 1283AD Abutsu-ni Abutsu-ni (阿仏尼) was a waka poet who died in 1283. She is best known as the author of the Izayoi Nikki and during her life served as Lady-in-Waiting[...]