Lady Ise

Not to be confused with Ise no Taifu.
13th century Satake 36poets
Ise by Kanō Tan'yū, 1648

Lady Ise (伊勢, c. 875 – c. 938),[1] also known as Ise no Miyasudokoro (伊勢の御息所), was a Japanese poet in the Imperial court's waka tradition. She was born to Fujiwara no Tsugukage [ja] of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the Prince Atsuyoshi [ja] and a concubine to Emperor Uda; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.[2] She also had a daughter with Prince Atsuyoshi called Nakatsukasa.[3]

Her poems were emblematic of the changing styles of the time, and 22 of them were included in the Kokin Wakashū.[4]

One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

  1. ^ "A Celebration of Women Writers: I Listings".
  2. ^ pg 141 of Woman poets of Japan, 1977, Kenneth Rexroth, Ikuko Atsumi, ISBN 0-8112-0820-6; previously published as The Burning Heart by The Seabury Press.
  3. ^ "Lady Ise • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ^ "2001 Waka - Ise". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-16.