Ono komachi biography

ONO no Komachi (circa 809 - circa 901) was a female poet in around the first half of the Heian period, in the ninth century.
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She is said to have been a daughter of ONO no Yoshizane (son of ONO no Takamura), Dewa no Gunji.

She seems to have been a koi (a court lady) of Emperor Nimmyo. It is also said that she was in service during or around the reign of Emperor Montoku.

Ono no komachi poems pdf

The character 'Machi (町)' is used for the name of the women who served Kokyu (the inner palace). She was also well known for her beauty, and there are many anecdotes such as Nanakomachi, which are often used as the subject matter of Noh and Joruri (dramatic ballad).

The works that deal with ONO no Komachi are generically called 'Komachimono.'

Works
Her poems reflect passionate amorous feelings, and they are elegant, sensitively beautiful, tender and ornate. In the preface of 'Kokinwakashu (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry),' KI no Tsurayuki praised her poem