Fujiwara no Atsunobu


Fujiwara no Atsunobu was a Japanese nobleman and writer of both waka and kanshi poetry.

Life

Fujiwara no Atsunobu was born to Fujiwara no Aishige, a member of the Shikike branch of the Fujiwara clan, and a daughter of Minamoto no Hitoshi. The year of his birth is unknown.
During the reign of Emperor En'yū, he became a student Chinese literature at the Imperial University.
The record of the Dajō Daijin-den Sanjikkō Uta-awase, dating from the fifth month of Chōho 5 calls him "the former governor of Higo". The , the diary of Fujiwara no Michinaga, records that in the fourth month of Kankō 4 he was invited to a private banquet at the Inner Palace, to which he contributed Chinese poetry.
According to the Rokuhara Mitsu-ji Engi, he became governor of Yamashiro Province around Chōwa 1.

Poetry

He took part in various uta-awase contests, including the Ichijō Dainagon-ke Uta-awase, the ' in Kanna 2 and the Dajō Daijin-den Sanjikkō Uta-awase.
One of his Chinese poems was included in the '.

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