Inpumon'in no Tayū

Inpumon'in no Tayū in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu.

The Attendant to Empress Inpu (殷富門院大輔, Inpu-mon'in no Tayū, 1130–1200)[1] was a Japanese noblewoman and waka poet in the Heian period.[2][3] She was a daughter of Fujiwara no Nobunari, and, at court, served Princess Ryoshi (known as Inpumon-in), a daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa.[4][5]

Poetry was integral to this court, and noble courtier were expected to be skilled poets; writing poetry was an essential part of entertainment, communication, and relationships.[2] Inpumon-in-no-Tayu belonged to a particular poetry group which focused around the home of poet Shun-e Hoshi - an estate called "the Garden in the Poetic Forest".[1][2] Members of the group held many poetry contests, for which Inpumon-in-no-Tayu wrote many poems.[1]

Her work appears in a large number of imperial poetry collections, including Shingoshūi Wakashū, Senzai Wakashū, Shokugosen Wakashū, Gyokuyō Wakashū, Shinsenzai Wakashū, Shinchokusen Wakashū, and others.[6][3]

Poetry

One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:

見せばやな雄島のあまの袖だにも
     ぬれにぞぬれし色はかはらず
misebaya na Ojima no ama no sode dani mo
nure ni zo nureshi iro wa kawarazu
(Senzai Wakashū 14:886)

References

1. Mostow, Joshua S. (1996-01-01). Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1705-3.
2. Mostow, Joshua S. (2015-02-04). Courtly Visions: The Ise Stories and the Politics of Cultural Appropriation. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-24943-1.
3. 真鍋廣濟 (1941). 王朝文學の代表的女性 (in Japanese). 湯川弘文社.
4. るるぶマンガとクイズで楽しく学ぶ！百人一首 (in Japanese). Jtbパブリッシング. 2023-11-21. ISBN 978-4-533-15795-0.
5. 信濃 (in Japanese). 信濃史學會. 1969.
6. 国語・国文・国語教育解釈 (in Japanese). 寧楽書房. 1995.

External links

• E-text of her poems in Japanese