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Ki no Tomonori

850 – 904

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About Ki no Tomonori

Lived 850 – 904 (aged 53–54). Ki no Tomonori was a Japanese waka poet and writer.

was an early Heian waka poet of the court and a member of the sanjūrokkasen or Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals. He was a compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, though he certainly did not see it to completion as the anthology includes a eulogy to him composed by Ki no Tsurayuki, his cousin and colleague in the compilation effort. Tomonori is the author of several poems in the Kokinshū, and a few of his poems appear in later official collections. A collection of his poems from various sources appeared as the Tomonori-shū.

Tomonori's most famous waka is included in Hyakunin Isshu that was compiled in the 13th century:

This waka has been made a choral song "Hisakata No (In the Peaceful Light)" by Ruth Morris Gray and is sung by various choral groups of the world.

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Born
850
Birth century
Died
904
Occupation
Waka poet, writer
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Who was Ki no Tomonori?

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When was Ki no Tomonori born?

Ki no Tomonori was born in 850.

When did Ki no Tomonori die?

Ki no Tomonori died in 904.

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Ki no Tomonori was a waka poet and writer.

What nationality was Ki no Tomonori?

Ki no Tomonori was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ki no Tomonori

· Wikidata: Q1092686

· DBpedia: Ki no Tomonori

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