Ariwara no Motokata
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Ariwara no Motokata | |
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| Native name | 在原元方 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Period | early Heian |
| Genre | waka |
| Relatives | Emperor Heizei (great-great grandfather), Fujii no Fujiko (great-great grandmother), Emperor Kanmu (great-great grandfather), Fujiwara no Minamiko (great-great grandmother), Prince Abo (great grandfather), Princess Ito (great grandmother), Ariwara no Narihira (paternal grandfather), Ariwara no Muneyana (father) |
Ariwara no Motokata (在原元方; dates unknown, fl. late 800s – 900s CE) was a Japanese waka poet of the early Heian period.
He was included in the Late Classical Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and thirty-three of his poems were included in poetry collections commissioned by the court.
His birth and death dates are unknown, and the details of his life are also uncertain,[1] but he was the son of Ariwara no Muneyana (died 898), the first son of Ariwara no Narihira (825—880).[1] Who his mother was is also unknown.[1]
According to the Kokin Wakashū Mokuroku (古今和歌集目録), he was adopted by his brother-in-law Fujiwara no Kunitsune (藤原国経).[1]
As a courtier, he held the Senior Fifth Rank, although the 14th century Chokusen Sakusha Burui (勅撰作者部類) attributes to him the Sixth Rank.[1]