The Attendant to Empress Kōka (皇嘉門院別当, Kōka-mon'in no Bettō, dates unknown) fl. 12th century CE,[1] was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period.[2][3][4] She was a daughter of Minamoto no Toshitaka (源俊隆), making her a member of the Minamoto clan, but her given name is unknown.[1]
She was a lady of the Empress Kōkamon'in, wife of Emperor Sutoku.[1][2][5]
Poetry
One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
難波江の蘆のかりねのひと夜ゆゑ
身をつくしてや恋ひわたるべき
Naniwa-e no ashi no karine no hitoyo yue
mi o tsukushite ya koiwataru beki
(Senzai Wakashū 13:807)
References
External links
- E-text of her poems in Japanese