Koshikibu no Naishi

was a Japanese waka poet of the early eleventh century. One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

Biography

She was the daughter of Izumi Shikibu and , the governor of Mutsu.

Starting around 1009, she joined her mother in serving Empress Shōshi.

A target of many suitors, she eventually married . They had a child, but she died thereafter, still in her late twenties.

Poetry

Four of her poems were included in imperial anthologies such as the Goshūi Wakashū and the Kin'yō Wakashū.

Ōe-yama

The following poem by her was included as No. 60 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:

In later literature

Numerous anecdotes about her were incorporated into later and setsuwa collections.

An otogizōshi, Koshikibu, was also written.

References

Bibliography

• McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.