Shirome (ç½女) was a minor female Japanese waka poet, who lived during the early 10th century CE.
She was born in Eguchi, Settsu Province (æÂÂæ´¥å½æ±Âå£, modern day Osaka) and thought to be a daughter of a minor aristocrat Settsunokuni Tamabuchi (æÂÂæ´¥å½çÂÂæ·µ). Her occupation was an asobi/yujo (éÂÂ女), often translated as courtesan. Later in history the terms asobi/yujo frequently indicated someone who did sex work, however during the Heian period (794-1185) the terms often referred to a woman who was trained in the art of singing and dancing - similar to the latter day Geisha. Her performance in front of an abdicated emperor is recorded in a book Okagami (大é¡), The Great Mirror, and other sources.
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