Ki no Iratsume (紀 女郎) was a Japanese noblewoman, princess consort and waka poet of the Nara period.
Biography
Ki no Iratsume's actual given name was Oshika (小鹿 or 少鹿);[1] iratsume means "daughter" or "young woman". It is unknown when she was born,[2] but her father was the Nara-period courtier Ki no Shikahito[a] (紀鹿人).[4] She was married to Prince Aki.[1] The date of her death is unknown.[2]
Poetry
Twelve of Ki no Iratsume's poems were included in the Man'yōshū.[4] They are the poems numbered 643, 644, 645, 762, 763, 776, 782, 1452, 1460, 1461, 1648, and 1661,[5] all of them tanka.[6]