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Murasaki Shikibu wrote her diary at the Heian imperial court between c. 1008 – c. 1010.She is depicted here in a c. 1765 nishiki-e by Komatsuken.. The Diary of Lady Murasaki (紫式部日記, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) is the title given to a collection of diary fragments written by the 11th-century Japanese Heian era lady-in-waiting and writer Murasaki Shikibu.
She returned to Kyoto, probably in 998, to marry her father's friend Fujiwara no Nobutaka , a much older second cousin. [4] [11] Descended from the same branch of the Fujiwara clan, he was a court functionary and bureaucrat at the Ministry of Ceremonials, with a reputation for dressing extravagantly and as a talented dancer. [20]
Morinari-shinnō became Crown Prince in 1200. He was elevated to the throne after Emperor Go-Toba pressured Emperor Tsuchimikado into abdicating.. 12 December 1210 (Jōgen 1, 25th day of the 11th month): In the 12th year of Tsuchimikado-tennō ' s reign (土御門天皇十二年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his younger brother, the second son of the ...
Fujiwara no Shōshi (藤原彰子, 988 – October 25, 1074), also known as Jōtōmon-in (上東門院), the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga, was Empress of Japan from c. 1000 to c. 1011. Her father sent her to live in the Emperor Ichijō 's harem at age 12.
Fujiwara Nobuzane (Japanese: 藤原 信実) (1176–1265) was one of the leading Japanese portrait artists of 13th century Japan. Nobuzane was born in Kyoto , and was the son of Fujiwara Takanobu . Takanobu specialized in nise-e (“likeness picture”) portraits.
In English Kagerō Nikki is often called The Gossamer Years, which is the title given to the first English translation by Edward Seidensticker. The term kagerō has three possible meanings: it may mean a mayfly; a heat wave; or a thin film of cobweb, which is the meaning proposed by the English Orientalist Arthur Waley .
Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, 6 August 1180 – 28 March 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi (超訳百人一首 うた恋い) (English: "One Hundred Poems Super Translation: Love Song") is a Japanese historical Josei manga written and illustrated by Kei Sugita, and published by Media Factory. An anime adaptation by TYO Animations began airing in July 2012.