Nijōin no Sanuki

Nijoin no Sanuki in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu.

Nijōin no Sanuki (二条院讃岐 c. 1141 - 1217) was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. She was a contributor to the Senzai Wakashū anthology, and one of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. A member of the Minamoto clan, she was also known as Chugu Sanuki (中宫讃岐).

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E-text of her poems in Japanese

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