Fujiwara no Sanekata
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Fujiwara no Sanekata (藤原実方; died 998) was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. He left a private waka collection, the Sanekata-shū.
Sanekata was a great-grandson of Fujiwara no Tadahira, "and commander of the bodyguard."[1] He was raised by his uncle, Fujiwara no Naritoki (藤原済時).[2]
He was reportedly a lover of Sei Shōnagon,[1] and exchanged love poems with many women.[2]
He was appointed governor of Mutsu Province, and he died while in service there.[1][2]
He died in 998.[2]
Poetry
Sixty-seven of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Shūi Wakashū on,[1][2] and he was listed as one of the Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.[2]
The following poem by him was included as No. 51 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
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A private collection of his poetry, the Sanekata-shū (実方集), survives.[1]
