Fujiwara no Nakazane

Fujiwara no Nakazane (藤原仲実; 1057–1118) was a Japanese nobleman and waka poet of the late Heian period.

Life

Fujiwara no Nakazane was born in 1057.{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=301|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} His father was Yoshinari (能成),{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} the Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}} governor of Echizen Province,{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} and his mother was a daughter of Minamoto no Norinari (源則成の女).{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} His paternal grandfather was {{illm|Fujiwara no Noritada|ja|藤原義忠}},{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} the Controller of the Left (左大弁 sadaiben) and Tutor (侍読 jidoku) to the emperor.{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}}

In his late 20s, he served as Emperor Shirakawa's {{illm|rokui-kurōdo|ja|六位蔵人}},{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} and was granted court rank ({{illm|joshaku|ja|叙爵}}) in Ōtoku 2 (1085 in the Julian calendar) at the age of 29, by Japanese reckoning.{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} At the height of his career, he held the positions of governor of Echizen,{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} Palace Assistant (中宮亮 chūgū-no-suke){{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} and the Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade.{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} He left service in the palace to serve under Yōmeimon-in,{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} becoming governor of Ki Province{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} and governor of Mikawa Province.{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}}

According to the {{illm|Chūyūki|ja|中右記}},{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} he died on the 26th day of the third month of Eikyū 6 (18 April 1118).{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} He was 62 years old, by Japanese reckoning.{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}}

Poetry

Nakazane began his poetic career when, at 26, he took part in the Dewa-no-kami Tsunenaka-ke uta-awase (出羽守経仲家歌合, "Uta-awase contest at the home of Tsunenaka, the governor of Dewa Province").{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300}} He served under Retired Emperor Horikawa,{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}} and took part in the latter's poetic circles,{{sfnm|1a1=Hashimoto|1y=1983|1p=300|2a1=Kawakami|2y=2001}} participating in both the Horikawa-in Hyakushu (堀河院百首){{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}} and Eikyū Hyakushu (永久百首){{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}} and frequently showing up in poetic gatherings such as utakai and uta-awase.{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}}

At the Horikawa-in Hyakushu he was second only to Minamoto no Toshiyori in his use of unusual language,{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}} and is considered to be second to Toshiyori among the "new-style" poets of the period.{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}} His poetry was included in imperial collections from the Kin'yō Wakashū on,{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}}

Nakazane wrote Kigoshō (綺語抄),{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001|2a1=Kōjien|2y=2018}} a work of poetic theory,{{sfnm|1a1=Kōjien|1y=2018}} and the Kokin Wakashū Mokuroku (古今和歌集目録).{{sfnm|1a1=Kawakami|1y=2001}}

References

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= Works cited =

{{cite book

|last = Hashimoto

|first = Fumio

|author-link = Fumio Hashimoto

|chapter = Fujiwara no Nakazane

|script-chapter = ja:藤原仲実

|pages = 300–301

|title = Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten

|script-title = ja:日本古典文学大辞典

|language = Japanese

|year = 1983

|volume = 5

|location = Tokyo

|publisher = Iwanami Shoten

|oclc = 11917421

}}

{{cite encyclopedia

|encyclopedia = Encyclopedia Nipponica

|last = Kawakami

|first = Shin'ichirō

|author-link = Shin'ichirō Kawakami

|title = Fujiwara no Nakazane

|script-title = ja:藤原仲実

|language = japanese

|year = 2001

|publisher = Shogakukan

|url = https://kotobank.jp/word/藤原仲実-1106308#E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E5.A4.A7.E7.99.BE.E7.A7.91.E5.85.A8.E6.9B.B8.28.E3.83.8B.E3.83.83.E3.83.9D.E3.83.8B.E3.82.AB.29

|accessdate = 2018-11-28

}}

{{cite encyclopedia

|encyclopedia = Kōjien

|title = Kigoshō

|script-title = ja:綺語抄