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During this period of time, the Japanese court was a place of literary flourishing for noble women, and many of the ladies in waiting were accomplished poets and authors. For instance, she was at court as the same time as another renowned female writer, [[Murasaki Shikibu]], author of the great novel [[The Tale of Genji]].
During this period of time, the Japanese court was a place of literary flourishing for noble women, and many of the ladies in waiting were accomplished poets and authors. For instance, she was at court as the same time as another renowned female writer, [[Murasaki Shikibu]], author of the great novel [[The Tale of Genji]].


Kodai no Kimi was a lady-in-waiting in the courts of [[Emperor Ichijō|Emperor Ichijo]] (who reigned from 986-1011 CE) and his son, the crown prince who would eventually reign as [[Emperor Sanjō|Emperor Sanjo]].<ref name=":0" /> In
Kodai no Kimi was a lady-in-waiting in the courts of [[Emperor Ichijō|Emperor Ichijo]] (who reigned from 986-1011 CE) and his son, the crown prince who would eventually reign as [[Emperor Sanjō|Emperor Sanjo]].<ref name=":0" /> In

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Kodai no Kimi (ICP) (Yamato Bunkakan)
Kodai no Kimi by Kanō Naonobu, 1648

Kodai no Kimi (小大君, fl. circa 990 CE) , also known as Koōgimi) was a Japanese waka poet and noble from the middle Heian period.[1]

During this period of time, the Japanese court was a place of literary flourishing for noble women, and many of the ladies in waiting were accomplished poets and authors. For instance, she was at court as the same time as another renowned female writer, Murasaki Shikibu, author of the great novel The Tale of Genji.

Kodai no Kimi was a lady-in-waiting in the courts of Emperor Ichijo (who reigned from 986-1011 CE) and his son, the crown prince who would eventually reign as Emperor Sanjo.[1] In

the court of the Crown prince, her position was to be iin charge of clothin[2]g.



She is one of only five women numbered as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.

Many of her poems are in Japanese imperial poetry anthologies including Shūi Wakashū. There is some overlap between her personal poetry collection Kodai no Kimishū (小大君集) and Ono no Komachi's personal collection.


  1. ^ a b Carpenter, John T.; McCormick, Melissa; Bincsik, Monika; Kinoshita, Kyoko; Midori, Sano (2019-03-04). The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-665-5.
  2. ^ Japan), Princess Shikishi (daughter of Goshirakawa, Emperor of (1993-01-01). String of Beads: Complete Poems of Princess Shikishi. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1483-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)