Oshikochi Mitsune

Oshikochi Mitsune (凡河内躬恒 ōshikōchi mitsune) was an early Heian administrator and waka poet of the court (898–922), and a member of the sanjūrokkasen (the thirty six poetic sages). He was sent as the governor of Kai, Izumi and Awaji provinces, and on his return to Kyoto was asked to participate in the compilation of the kokinshū. He was a master of poetic matches and his poems to accompany pictures on folding screens were widely admired for their quality. His influence at the time was commensurate with Ki no Tsurayuki, and he has an unusually large number of poems (193) included in the official poetry collections.

Related Topics:
Heian - Waka - 898 - 922 - Sanjūrokkasen - Kai - Izumi - Awaji province - Kyoto - Kokinshū - Poetic matches - Ki no Tsurayuki

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